QANTAS & JETSTAR: Domestic Australian and Trans-Tasman flights extended

          The airlines will now extend existing domestic and Trans-Tasman flight cancellations beyond the end of May through to the end of June 2020. International flight cancellations will be extended through to the end of July 2020.
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          4D: Live list of hotel closures now available

          To help travel managers stay up-to-date on current hotel closures, we've partnered with 4th Dimension to create a live list of hotels that have temporarily closed in Australia and New Zealand.
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          VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Airline to resume flying minimal domestic schedule

          Virgin Australia has announced it will resume flying a minimal domestic schedule from 17 April following a request by the federal government. The schedule will operate for a period of eight weeks, until 7 June, and flights will gradually go on sale from today through the airline website.
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          ALLIANCE AIRLINES: Regular domestic Australia schedule set to continue

          The Australian domestic airline (sold via Virgin Australia) has confirmed that will continue to operate a regular schedule between the cities of Brisbane, Bundaberg and Gladstone. These services currently run six days weekly, from Monday to Friday and on Sundays.
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          AIR NEW ZEALAND: Time frame extended for reduced network

          Air New Zealand is extending the timeframe for its significantly reduced network by a month, with its minimal international operations to continue through to 30 June 2020.
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          AUSTRALIA: Queensland border controls tightened from 10 April 2020

          The Australian state is set to introduce even stricter border controls from 10 April, requiring everyone including state residents to apply for a pass before they can enter. Anyone who has travelled through a COVID-19 hotspot will also be required to go into 14 days quarantine.
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          AUSTRALIA: Queensland state borders now closed to interstate FIFO workers

          As of 11.59pm on Saturday, Queensland borders are closed to interstate FIFO workers. The two exemptions are critical roles, such as those responsible for worker health and safety, as well as FIFO or DIDO workers travelling from within Queensland.
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          SINGAPORE AIRLINES: Flights reinstated between Singapore and Sydney from 3 April 2020

          Singapore Airlines has announced plans to reinstate additional flights between Singapore and Sydney (flights SQ211 & SQ232), during the period of 3 April to 30 May. The flights have been reinstated to further increase connectivity between the two cities and ensure essential passenger and cargo movements can continue.
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          AUSTRALIA: Hard border closure announced in state of Western Australia

          The state has announced strict measures which come into force at its borders from 00:01 on 6 April. FIFO workers and their families will be allowed into WA but will need to undergo 14 days of self-isolation. There will be exemptions for health services, emergency workers, transport, freight, logistics, national and state security and judicial services. Residents will not be able to leave their local government area – Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek and Wyndham-East Kimberley – except for exempted reasons.
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