Australian Aviation

Greg Hunt’s backing follows news that a passenger on Friday’s Indian repatriation flight tested positive before boarding but was unable to get hold of his result before taking off.

Jayne Hrdlicka has said a vaccinated Australia must accept some COVID cases and open its borders before mid-2022, even if “some people may die”.

Kalitta Air is a cargo airline headquartered in Michigan, which operates an all-freighter fleet of 777Fs, B747-400s and B767-300ERs.

A two-way travel bubble opened today – but the first flight won’t depart until tomorrow due to a 22 hour time difference between the two destinations.

The video came shortly after a RAAF P-8A Poseidon dropped life rafts to 20 stranded fisherman who were clinging to their capsizing vessel in rough seas 670nm west of Perth at the weekend.

The news will add to concerns about the accuracy of required pre-flight tests which has led to huge numbers of returnees testing positive for COVID in Australia’s hotel quarantine facilities.