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Corporate Travel News: January 2021

Airlines/Airports.

Mandatory masks for Australian domestic and international flights and in Australian airports

National Cabinet has announced mandatory mask wearing on all Australian domestic (and international flights) and in Australian airports (excludes under 12 year olds and anyone with accepted exemptions).

Virgin Australia extends fee-free bookings

Virgin Australia has extended its fee-free booking changes for bookings made until 31 March 2021. The extended flexibility, part of Virgin Australia’s ‘Passenger Promise’, will see Australian travellers able to make unlimited date changes to their bookings, without incurring any change fees, for bookings made by 31 March 2021, for travel until 30 June 2021.

Pre-departure COVID-19 testing (international inbound travel) from 22 Jan

Effective 22 January, if you’re travelling to Australia you must provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 (PCR) test to your airline when checking-in for your flight at the departure point. This applies to all travellers five years of age or older. You must be tested 72 hours or less prior to departure and present a negative result when checking in prior to boarding your flight. If you transit through a third country on your return journey to Australia, you should check on any local requirements at your transit destination and follow the advice of local authorities on social distancing and mask wearing while in transit. Anyone who has a negative test result and enters Australia, must still complete mandatory 14-day quarantine at designated facilities in your port of arrival.

Emirates cease SYD, MEL, BNE services until further notice

Emirates airlines have announced the suspension of flights to Australia (SYD, MEL, BNE) from Tuesday 19 January until further notice due to operational reasons. Impacted Corporate Travel Management (CTM) customers should contact their CTM travel consultant for booking support. More information here.

Qantas reopens international bookings

Qantas has reopened the sale of most international routes from 1 July 2021. Please note, if you are an Australian citizen or a permanent resident you cannot leave Australia due to COVID-19 restrictions unless you have an exemption. More information here.

Virgin re-opens PER, OOL lounges

Virgin Australia’s Perth and Gold Coast lounges have re-opened in early January, following the re-opening of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane lounges in December. The airline’s Adelaide and Canberra lounges are flagged to ‘re-open soon’. Due to social distancing requirements, the seating capacity within both lounges will be limited and adjustments have been made to the layout of the furniture within the lounges to ensure social distancing is maintained at all times. Both the Perth and Gold Coast lounges will comply with all COVID-19 safe requirements as mandated by the state governments.

 

Information on this page is sourced from third party sources. While effort is taken to verify the accuracy of this information, CTM recommends that travellers seek independent advice and/or information from their CTM travel consultant, CTM travel tools, or direct from their chosen travel suppliers relating to the status of supplier services, schedules and booking conditions as information may change regularly.