The exception is New Zealand which Qantas plans to add a “material” number of services to from July, even though the vaccine rollout will not be finished until October.
Mr Joyce said trans-Tasman travel should be possible once frontline quarantine workers were vaccinated, eliminating the source of recent outbreaks in both countries where COVID-19 had otherwise been eliminated. “That will mean that the outbreaks that we’ve seen in New Zealand and Australia are very, very unlikely ... which brings certainty and stability in opening up the travel bubble,” he said.been on the cards since mid-2020Australia is currently open to travellers from New Zealand under a “one-way bubble”. But even that arrangement is volatile, with Victoria last nightQantas revealed on Thursday it had dived to a $1.
Qantas said it expected its domestic capacity to increase to 60 per cent of pre-COVID levels in the third quarter and to 80 per cent in the fourth quarter. International flying - currently at 8 per cent capacity, consisting of government-funded repatriation flights and freight services - would remain “negligible” throughout the second half, it said.A concise wrap of the day on the markets, breaking business news and expert opinion delivered to your inbox each afternoon.
pwhatch Good luck with that.
pwhatch Apparently Qantas is following the government spin that vaccinations will be completed by October. As the vaccination experts have said, ain't gonna happen.
pwhatch Its not going to happen...next!
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