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The airline also announced seats will now be kept free between travelling groups, food and drink will not be served on board and lounges and valet parking will close.
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Qatar Airways has announced it will resume flights from New Zealand on 14 August for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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New Zealand’s Winston Peters has said his country has run into Australia's "roadblock of federalism" and shouldn't be held back by "slowest mover" states.
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Quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand could “commence as early as September”, according to a travel industry group comprising of experts from both countries. The Trans-Tasman Safe Border Group is made up of representatives from 11 government agencies, six airports, two airlines, as well as a host of aviation, biosecurity and medical experts. This
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Interstate domestic flights will return in July, and possibly earlier, under a three-stage plan to lift coronavirus restrictions in Australia.
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Air New Zealand will reduce many of its trans-Tasman services to just two flights a week and has suspended some altogether, despite suggesting yesterday no routes would be axed.