The Australian federal government wants to open up international borders as soon as possible.
Some Australian State governments prefer to stay locked down and keep the numbers of deaths at a minimum for as long as possible.
It is understandable that some … Read the rest
Between 1 August 2020 and 25 April 2021 there were 208,791 Outbound travel requests lodged, for Citizens and visa holders to leave Australia.
In the middle of 2021, Singapore and Australia began discussing a quarantine free travel corridor between the two countries, and Singapore Airlines subsequently added dozens of additional flights to Australia over the next few months.
The quarantine free travel corridor did not materialise.
Singapore Airlines … Read the rest
There are temporary caps on the numbers of passengers coming into Australian airports from overseas.
Returning Australians will continue to be prioritised for places in quarantine.
Each State has determined how many overseas arrivals it can accommodate in their Hotel Quarantine locations, and … Read the rest
The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has indicated that Australians who are currently stuck overseas, will soon be able to return to Australia, with Home Quarantine being available instead of using the Hotel Quarantine system.
One condition being that they are fully vaccinated, presumably with the equivalent of the authorised … Read the rest
Australia’s travel ban has been extended again, for another 3 months, until 17 December 2021.
The ban has been in place since March 2020, being extended just about every 3 months.
Qantas has already listed flights to Singapore, London, Los Angeles and Vancouver from 18 … Read the rest
New South Wales cut their intake of overseas arrivals into Sydney Airport, from 3,000 down to 1,505 per week, from earlier in the year.
From 8th September 2021, NSW will further cut these overseas arrivals down to about 750 per … Read the rest
I was recently asked why an Australian citizen needed a visa to return to Australia.
That question threw me totally, as an Australian citizen does not need a visa.
But that person had read on the internet that they did. I found it … Read the rest
All Australians will soon be unable to return AND leave again.
On Wednesday, 11th August 2021, the travel rules for Australians who live overseas wil be changed.
The original rules, for travel exemptions for Australians returning to, and leaving, Australia, apparently had an unintended loophole.
This loophole allowed Australians who … Read the rest
In April 2021, China Southern Airlines operated 16 return flights to Australia, from Guangzhou, China.
Passenger numbers on these flights totalled:
This averaged:
