The Australian government has informed international airlines flying into Australia that the reduced inbound arrival caps will be extended until at least the end of October 2021. Last month, the government halved the maximum number of people allowed to arrive in Australia on commercial flights to just over 3,000 per week. At the time of last … Continued
Tens of thousands of Australians have undergone 14 days of hotel quarantine since March 2020, and reviews have been really mixed. Some have said it was the worst experience of their lives, but others have found it quite bearable. In Episode 67 of the AFF on Air podcast, Matt is joined live from hotel quarantine … Continued
Australian citizens and permanent residents who normally live overseas will no longer be exempt from the Australian government’s outbound travel ban from 11 August 2021. As Travel Daily has reported, federal Minister for Health and Aged Care Greg Hunt has made an amendment to the legislative instrument that was implemented in March 2020 to Australians … Continued
Since 25 March 2020, Australian citizens and permanent residents have been banned from leaving the country without a travel restriction exemption from the Department of Home Affairs. Australia’s outbound travel ban was first introduced in response to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic, before Australia had a hotel quarantine system. It was designed to stop Australians going … Continued
The New Zealand government has suspended travel from all Australian states & territories to New Zealand for the next 8 weeks, in response to growing outbreaks of the Delta strain of COVID-19 in various parts of Australia including Sydney. From 11.59pm on 23 July 2021, Australians will no longer be able to travel to New … Continued