Photo: ODT filesThe first quarantine-free flight since the resumption of the one-way trans-Tasman travel bubble takes off this evening, with extra entry conditions in place. Australia re-opened its travel bubble early this morning, after officials announced they are satisfied with updates from New Zealand about efforts to trace and contain the latest Auckland coronavirus cluster. It means many New Zealanders entering Australia will not need to quarantine. And any travellers planning to take a domestic flight within Australia after arriving would need to follow additional rules for the destination state. The travel bubble only applies for New Zealanders entering Australia, and not for travel in the opposite direction.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 21, 2021 03:56 UTC