The reopening marks a significant milestone for Australia’s COVID-19 recovery plans, with past arrivals largely restricted to citizens, permanent residents and, more recently, international students.
Foreign holidaymakers are now allowed to enter all states and territories without going into quarantine, apart from Western Australia, which isn’t set to open until March 3.
“We’ve had a tough two years at Qantas and today is a great day for everybody in the tourism industry and I think Australia as a whole,” Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said on Monday.
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce told Sunrise he was elated the border had finally opened to tourists.
“We have flights today coming in from LA, Vancouver, Auckland, Phuket, Singapore, Deli, Johannesburg and from London.”
Mr Joyce said the flying kangaroo has been inundated with interest from Australian and international travellers dreaming of their next holiday.
“We have a huge ramp up in the next few months to cater for that demand.”
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