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The flights are not restricted. But the number of people per flights is restricted. Hence passenger numbers are low and price very high.
AU allow about 30 pax per flight, to match the compulsory state government 14 day hotel isolation capacity. Who comes is mainly determined by the airlines. The system is not transparent.
The AU Government is also running repatriation flights, operated by QF. Most go to Darwin, where people stay in a federally funded isolation facility. (Howard Springs)
AU requires that AU citizens and AU permanent residents to get formal permission to leave Australia.
AU governments have indicated entry restrictions will be in place for most (if not all) of 2021, even with vaccinations..
FT thread--->
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ocea...-thread-8.html
NZ has a system where pax book a slot in the
NZ Government MIQ(Managed Isolation Quarantine) and then have 48hrs to add flight number & PNR. MIQ is fully booked to end on May. NZ government publish data on MIQ use vs capacity. MIQ hotels are listed in NZ government web site, but pax do not get to chose the hotel where they do the 14 days..
NZ has no restrictions on people leaving.
NZ Government has budgeted for the hotel MIQ system to operate until mid 2022.
FT thread --->
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ocea...-15-march.html
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