Hannah Dowling

The first Qantas A380 to return to Australia from storage has finally touched down in Sydney after nearly 19 hours in the air, ahead of its planned return to service in 2022.

The policy will be in place “for an inital period” from 14 December 2021 until 31 March 2022, and be applicable to all passangers aged 12 and over.

VH-OQB, named Hudson Fysh, departed Dresden after a short delay at 10:21 am local time, embarking on its nearly 19-hour journey back to home soil.

The board announced its decision to the ASX on Monday, along with its unanimous recommendation for investors to accept the bid, which would see shareholders pocket $8.75 per share.

Charter, FIFO and special missions operator Cobham has completed its final British Aerospace 146 flight in Western Australia, ending nearly four decades of operations in the state.

Many states, including Queensland and Western Australia, have stipulated that once hard borders come down, travellers will not only need to be fully vaccinated to cross state lines, but also provide a negative PCR COVID test within three days of travel.