• Thankfully the bilateral negotiations for the green lane arrangement will mean that governments will be looking precisely at these sorts of details, as well as shared standards around testing, contact tracing, ability to quickly shut down travel, etc.And no, it is not merely active cases in the m...

  • The migrant worker population is counted separately in government data because that group resides in purpose-built dormitories and since the lockdown does not mix with the broader community. They are under a separate quarantine arrangement. Presumably, any green lane arrangement with Australia wo...

  • I called up this morning (wait time was about 10 minutes on the platinum line - surprisingly quick) and they refunded three international trips that were scheduled between 1 April-30 May, without any fees. The value of another upcoming trip that would have occurred prior to the cancellation of al...

  • Shark bait's experience in getting vouchers converted to full refunds, above (https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/coronavirus-qantas-cancels-all-international-flights#comments-18549) seems promising.

  • Coronavirus: how to self-isolate

    Mar 16, 2020, 09:45 AM

    From the Australian Government's guidance at https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2020/03/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-international-travellers_0.pdf: All travellers must isolate for a period of 14 days after they have entered Australia. If you need to transit domestica...

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  • I was on QF163 from Sydney to Wellington tonight, which was diverted to Auckland due to late arrival which would have us landing after the Wellington airport curfew. Qantas had everyone alight into Auckland airport, where we were told we'd be instructed about next steps. But there was no Qantas r...

  • The Qantas website now says: 'Fly in contemporary comfort in our Business Suite on all A330 and B787-9 aircraft.' However, the seat map on the Qantas website for my upcoming flight from Singapore to Melbourne depicts the older 2-2-2 configuration on the A330-200 (which must be EBG) ... ? Anyone k...

  • It looks like I'm on an A330-200 with the 2-2-2 configuration for an upcoming flight, too. I note, though, that the Qantas website now says: 'Fly in contemporary comfort in our Business Suite on all A330 and B787-9 aircraft.' So does his mean the retrofit of all the A330s has been completed, and ...

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