Air New Zealand is set to operate 2,600 flights this week carrying 170,000 customers in another sign of the country’s aviation resurgence.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has suggested it’s not “proportionate” for states and territories to close their borders to NSW.
NSW will introduce two new major quarantine rule changes for international air crew on Tuesday in response to alleged breaches.
Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin have cancelled 48 flights from Sydney Airport today as the result of sudden border closures at the weekend.
Sydney is now locked out of every state and territory as the ACT and NT closed their borders on Sunday evening.
Victoria and Queensland will both shut their borders to Greater Sydney on Sunday night in a huge blow for domestic aviation.