The New Zealand PM also indicated that Australia would need to be free of unknown locally acquired cases for at least 28 days before travel could begin.
A Boeing 737, VH-YFP, departed the Queensland capital at 12.45pm on Tuesday and received the traditional water canon salute when it touched down at 2:33pm.
An Air New Zealand repatriation flight took Tonga citizens stranded since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic home from Auckland today.
The business said the aircraft will predominantly fly regional routes and hinted its moderate size made it perfect for a post-COVID-19 market.
The panels will provide enough renewable energy to generate 17 GW hours of electricity per annum, which will allow it to power all four terminals.
Chief executive Alan Joyce also said the airline is operating at 20 per cent pre-COVID-19 capacity, and not the 45 per cent it had initially hoped.