Local time now is 08:30 Friday 22nd May 2020. Oz Fest 17 BNE was due to start today, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic that is not to be.
For those who were to come, the Brisbane weather looks to be a very pleasant today and a good forecast for the weekend.
https://www.weatherzone.com.au/qld/b...e/brisbane-gpo
Australia has closed the border to all but AU citizens, AU permanent residents and a very few others(by exception). The Queensland state border is closed to interstate visitors, with again a very few exceptions. Those that do arrive into AU and even crossing some, but not all, state borders must do a 14 day quarantine. When the AU border will reopen is unknown. Is possible that AU will be closed to international visitors, other than NZ, for the rest of the calendar year. Allowing travel AU<--->NZ in a few months time is being mentioned by the respective governments.
International flights to/from Australia are very few. UA is flying SFO-SYD daily, Qatar QR continues to fly into BNE/SYD/MEL airports and a few other international airlines are operating into AU. Qantas & Virgin Australia only have a few AU Government sponsored international flights.
International travel in 2021 will be different 2019. International air travel has changed. Newish A380’s, old B777’s & older B747’s are being grounded. Many aircraft crew and aircraft will never fly again for commercial passenger services.
For Oz Fest 17 2021 BNE we will try again from Friday 28th May to Sunday 30th May 2021 A new Oz Fest 17 thread will be started in a few months time. But it will be months before airline schedules will be back to the new normal for those who book flights early.