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Victoria to scrap quarantine for fully-vaccinated travellers
Hotel or home quarantine will no longer be required for double-jabbed jet setters.
Qantas fast-tracks flights to Singapore, Fiji, Bangkok
As Australia's international travel ban is lifted, strong demand will see several Qantas flights brought forward.
Singapore Airlines A380 returns to Sydney on December 1
The well-appointed superjumbo will slot into a double-daily schedule between Singapore and Sydney.
ANA boosts Sydney-Tokyo flights
Sydney-Tokyo will now see five flights per week from the Star Alliance member.
Greater Bay Airlines: new Hong Kong carrier challenges CX
With plans to fly 30 jets across Asia by 2026, the startup says Covid has levelled the playing field.
Oneworld in talks with several airlines on becoming members
The alliance chairman says there’s always more room at the Oneworld table, beginning with Oman Air.
But really, just how close are we to ‘flying cars’?
Joby founder talks about how to make sky taxis as cheap as those on the street, and why the machines are so quiet.
The world’s toughest travel curbs are beginning to fall
Rising vaccination rates, and the need to revive struggling economies, see more countries reopening to global travel.
You'll soon need proof of vaccination for domestic flights
You'll soon need proof of vaccination for many domestic flights as well as international ones.
Now available: Australia international Covid-19 certificate
The internationally-recognised certificate comes just weeks ahead of a restart for overseas travel.
Queensland: no quarantine-free overseas travel until 2022
The state sets its own 90% vaccination threshold as the point at which quarantine is abolished.
Rex to restart Boeing 737 flights on November 15
Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra will see Rex jets back from mid-November, but other cities will have to wait a little longer.
The world’s shortest A380 flight runs for just one hour
Welcome to Singapore Airlines’ sixty-minute superjumbo jaunt to Kuala Lumpur and back.
Qantas fast-tracks flights to London, Los Angeles
Flights from Sydney to Fiji, Vancouver and Singapore may also be brought forward from December 18.
Your guide to Qatar Airways’ new Business Lite fares
Traditional perks such as airport lounge access are now sold separately on some Qatar Airways business class tickets.
Qantas says no plans to bring A380s back early
The superjumbo is set to fly again from the middle of next year, but two of the 12-strong fleet will be retired.
NSW scraps hotel and home quarantine for overseas travellers
From November 1, fully-vaccinated travellers arriving into Sydney will no longer need to enter any form of quarantine.
Singapore Airlines is bringing back the Airbus A380
The superjumbo will make regional flights around Asia before beginning the long haul to London from November 18.