A pilot program to allow international students to fly into Australia will begin in September, Trade Minister Simon Birmingham has announced.
Air New Zealand has announced it will reduce services to and from Auckland after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended the city’s lockdown.
Virgin Australia has said it will fly from Newcastle to Brisbane three times a week, despite Queensland shutting its border to NSW.
Sydney Airport’s domestic passenger traffic doubled in July, due to three-weeks when there was unrestricted travel between NSW, Victoria and Queensland.
Dutton added it was “childish” that the Queensland Premier made the decision without first informing her NSW counterpart Gladys Berejiklian.
The airline operates Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to regional Queensland and New South Wales, with a fleet of Saab 340B Plus and Metro 23 aircraft.