Can I fly from Australia to Britain on a tourist visa now?

Yes, you can. Qantas officials have confirmed that Australians can pack their bags and go overseas for holidays from 65438+February 65438+August. Australians eager for vacation will soon be able to travel to the United States, Britain, Canada and Singapore, and flights to Japan and Fiji will also take off on 65438+February 19. The opening date of international flights is scheduled for the second day after Australia lifted the international travel ban.

The Daily Mail reported on June 5438+05 that Qantas, Australia's national airline, provided flight schedules to popular destinations such as the United States, Britain, Canada and Singapore for Australians who are extremely eager for overseas holiday travel. Not surprisingly, Australia's biosafety law prohibiting outbound travel will end on 65438+February 17, and Qantas is scheduled to resume international flights on 65438+February 18. By then, Qantas will open flights to London, Los Angeles, Vancouver and Singapore. 12 19, Australians who want to go to Tokyo and Fiji can also prepare their luggage. The next day, Hawaii will also open its tourist routes. Australia is listed as a country on the "green list" by Britain, which means that tourists no longer need to be isolated after landing.

For passengers who want to go out at this time, the one-way ticket price to London is about 1600 Australian dollars, while the one-way ticket price to Los Angeles is 2,300 Australian dollars, which is slightly lower than the round-trip ticket price. Qantas President Allen Joyce told Australians last month that the company expects flights to several selected cities to resume in mid-February. Last week, the airline announced plans to gradually resume overseas flights once 80% of the 65,438+06-year-olds were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 according to the national plan. It is expected that Australia will achieve this goal in June+February, 5438, which will trigger the reopening of international borders as part of the "C stage" of the federal government's road to normalization of the epidemic. At least until April 2022, flights to low vaccination rates and hot cities in Asia and South Africa will be restarted. The destinations of these developing cities may include Bali, Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, Phuket, Ho Chi Minh City and Johannesburg.

From February 2022, China and Hongkong may become a feasible holiday destination. It is worth noting that Qantas prohibits unvaccinated passengers from taking international flights, so only Australians who have been vaccinated in COVID-19 can book flights. Joyce said that this regulation aims to protect passengers who have been fully vaccinated, because vaccination reduces the chances of contracting COVID-19 and spreading the virus.

However, people in Western Australia may miss this overseas trip, because the tough governor of Western Australia refused to give in on the issue of opening the border before Christmas, and Mark mcgowan has announced that the border of the state may be closed until April 2022. Qantas has been promoting the vaccination reform during the COVID-19 epidemic, and the company has implemented a compulsory vaccination program for its more than 22,000 employees. In a statement, Qantas said: "Front-line employees-including cabin attendants, pilots and airport staff-need to complete vaccination before 202110105, and the remaining employees need to complete vaccination before March 3, 20221. Employees who cannot be vaccinated for physical reasons may be exempted, but this situation is expected to be very rare. " (Compiled by Wang Yuqing)