Australian Aviation

The country will open its borders to vaccinated Australians from 11.59pm on 12 April, and visitors will not need to isolate.

Bali’s tourism industry has welcomed back Australian travellers and airlines with open arms this week, after two years without the lucrative buying power of Aussies desperate for a tropical holiday.

The changes mean users of its Business Rewards program will now only have to amass 15,000 points to get 6 per cent off base fares, rather than 20,000.

The airline’s CEO said on Monday the business is currently “a bit below” its pre-pandemic levels but has seen “really strong” bookings for the upcoming holidays.

The business said it will buy almost 20 million tonnes of the product, derived from waste almond orchards, from US biofuels company Aemetis,

Prime Minister Scott Morrison agreed to the move in a call with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on Monday, arguing there was now “overwhelming evidence” that the missile strike was ultimately the responsibility of the Russian Federation.