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Int’l Students in a Race To Secure Flights to Australia, Expert Says

Following Australia’s announcement that it would reopen its borders to overseas students in December, key hurdles remain, including a wild scramble for seats on airlines after Dec. 1, according to Phil Honeywood, chief executive of the International Education Association of Australia.

 

As a result of the Commonwealth Government’s statement, around 150,000 current student visa holders will be eligible to return to Australia.

 

Key Takeaways:

  • International students will be able to return to Australia without an exemption in the near future, ending a protracted wait since the country closed its borders in March.
  • Since Australia stated that its borders will be relaxed, a number of airlines have announced flights to the country.
  • Some states still have their own quarantine restrictions, and after Dec. 1, there will be a “race” for plane tickets.

 

International students who are fully vaccinated will be able to enter Australia without requiring any additional permits beginning in December; however, they may still be required to undergo quarantine depending on which state they land in.

 

The key challenges include some states still having distinct quarantine regulations, and there will be a “race” for plane tickets after Dec. 1.

 

Since Australia stated that its borders will be relaxed, a number of airlines have announced flights to the country.

 

For the first time in the airline’s history, Qantas will debut a new international route from Melbourne to Delhi on Dec. 22, connecting Victoria and the Indian capital on a Qantas-operated flight.

 

Meanwhile, Simple Flying, Emirates Australasian Divisional Vice-President Barry Brown warned that restoring Emirates’ Australian flights to pre-pandemic levels could take another two years.

 

It has been cited that some Australian states’ reluctance to fully reopen is a factor limiting the airline’s ability to restore flights.

 

Unless things improve quickly, Emirates will not be able to fly three times a day into Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Brisbane until 2023.

 

Honeywood added that it must be ensured that Sydney and Melbourne airports can manually handle enough vaccination certificates until a long-awaited automated verification mechanism is in place.

 

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