Qantas flight lands with damaged tyre & wing; Accidentally sells business class tickets at 85% discount

Qantas flight lands with damaged tyre & wing; Accidentally sells business class tickets at 85% discount

Passengers and pilots aboard a Qantas flight from Rome experienced an unexpected incident involving tyre damage. On August 24, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport heading to the West Coast of Australia. During the take-off, a piece of the plane’s tyre tread separated and punctured the right wing. Despite … Read more

Sydney to scrap quarantine, readies to welcome overseas visitors

Sydney to scrap quarantine, readies to welcome overseas visitors

Sydney, Oct 15, 2021 –Sydney will scrap all quarantine requirements for travellers from next month, officials said Friday, an abrupt step toward reopening Australia‘s long-shuttered borders. In a surprise announcement, Premier Dominic Perrottet of New South Wales said that from November 1 vaccinated travelers would be allowed to enter the state without quarantine of any … Read more

Australia news live: questions over India Covid test results as repatriation flights under way

Australia news live: questions over India Covid test results as repatriation flights under way

About half of the passengers due to board a repatriation flight from Delhi to Darwin on Friday were barred from travelling, but questions have now been raised over the accuracy of results. Follow all the latest news live 11.01pm BST A nine-year-old girl who sometimes uses a wheelchair was described as not having mobility concerns … Read more

Denmark developing digital Covid-19 “vaccine passport” – ET HealthWorld

Denmark developing digital Covid-19 “vaccine passport” – ET HealthWorld

COPENHAGEN: Denmark is developing a digital “vaccine passport” for people who have received a Covid-19 vaccine, a move that may enable them to travel to countries where such documentation is required during the pandemic. “It is expected that there may be requirements from other countries to present vaccine documentation upon entry. A Danish vaccine passport … Read more

Qantas to require COVID-19 vaccination for international travelers

Qantas to require COVID-19 vaccination for international travelers

SYDNEY: Australia’s Qantas will insist in future that international travelers have a COVID-19 vaccination before they fly, describing the move as “a necessity”. “We are looking at changing our terms and conditions to say, for international travelers, that we will ask people to have a vaccination before they can get on the aircraft,” Chief Executive … Read more