Tag: Air travel

Direct passenger flights between India and Australia have been paused as part of the Australian Government's new measures to protect Australians from the increased risk of the COVID-19 outbreak in India.

The first Rex flight from Sydney to Canberra touched down at Canberra Airport just before 8am today, Monday 19 April – one of seven return flights each weekday.

The beginning of a trans-Tasman travel bubble announced today is being touted as “an important first step in reigniting international travel and Australia’s tourism economy”.

Tasmania will open its borders to ACT residents from Monday 26 October. Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein made the announcement this afternoon that the state would open its borders to “low risk” states -...

Canberrans can add another holiday destination to the list, with direct flights to Port Macquarie launching from the Canberra Airport for the first time ever.

Canberra Airport has added yet another route out of the national capital as borders continue to reopen, with a carrier locked in to fly direct to Hobart from December.

In more promising news for Canberra Airport this week, a partnership with Alliance Airlines will see two new routes connecting Canberra to the Sunshine Coast and onto Cairns from next month.

Canberra Airport is planning to return to seven-days-a-week operation from 3 October to cater for the increase in demand amid the South Australian and Queensland border re-openings.

Cries to uncouple the ACT from NSW have been heard by South Australia today, as the state welcomes Canberra residents to enter without the 14-day quarantine period from tonight.

A formal proposal from Canberra Airport and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has detailed flights between Canberra and Wellington to open ‘Trans-Tasman flight bubble’.