Hannah Dowling

Melbourne-based startup Skyportz has formed a new partnership with car parking provider Secure Parking, which could see an additional 400 landing bases for electric air taxis throughout Australian cities in the future.

A drone light display that was cancelled over the new year at Melbourne’s Docklands due to safety concerns has now been given the green light by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.

The changes come into effect from 1am on Saturday, 15 January, and mark the first time that Queensland has eradicated all border restrictions since the beginning of the pandemic.

Qantas has announced it will reduce flight capacity by over 30 per cent from January through to March, in order to “better match travel demand” amid Australia’s ongoing Omicron outbreak.

On Wednesday, the budget airline restarted services connecting Sydney and Phuket on its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with tri-weekly flights available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

The arrival of the Omicron variant in Australia could throw Western Australia’s border reopening plans into jeopardy, as experts warn of outdated health modelling and low vaccination rates in children and indigenous communities.