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Summary
- As per the latest reports, no quarantine is required after travelling from Auckland to Brisbane.
- Presently, there are 5 weekly flights from Auckland to Brisbane, out of which 3 will be non-quarantine.
- Reading Safe Travel Zone points is recommended to ensure hassle-free air travel from NZ to Australia and vice versa.
It was reported on January 6, 2021, that the passengers travelling from Auckland to Brisbane will not have to undergo a quarantine period of 14 days on arrival. This comes after the analysis of the current COVID-19 situation in NZ, which is controlled to the level that the officials are confident there is no need for isolation of the passengers now.
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COVID-19 created travel menace
COVID-19 brought upon unimaginable implications in the worldwide travel and tourism sector. The year 2020 saw people doing things they never knew they could in the past.
Right from social distancing to wearing masks, sanitising hands regularly, and travelling with shields and PPE kits, that is what air travel looked like. Though these guidelines are going to continue for some time in the future, travel restrictions in different regions are loosening, depending upon the current scenario of infection in the respective places.
Safe Travel Zone
Similarly, no-quarantine flights have been operating from New Zealand to Melbourne and Sydney.
The requisite for the same, however, is the declaration by the passenger that the person has been staying in NZ for the past 14 days.
As for those who do not follow the current Safe Travel Zone rules, they are eligible to catch only the quarantine flights.
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Effort to make travel easier for passengers
Leanne Geraghty, Chief Customer and Sales Officer for Air New Zealand (NZX:AIR) revealed that people beginning their travel from New Zealand would not have the option of booking quarantine flights. Among the five flights operating between Auckland and Brisbane in a week, 3 shall be non-quarantine, while 2 will be quarantine type.
She further revealed that they have worked with different national agencies to ensure that there were measures being taken for the health and safety of passengers.
Passengers that plan to travel beyond the state of Queensland will have to check the quarantine guidelines for further information on whether they are exempted from quarantine or not.
However, if one is travelling from Queensland to New Zealand, there is going to be a 14-day isolation to look forward to. In these uncertain times, government authorities across the globe are trying to make lives of people easier whilst also maintaining the utmost safety standards.
