AIR - Air NZ.

[dobby41]

Children can fly alone from age 12: https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/spec...-alone-airband

Within NZ - this was International.
How would that work anyway - they get to Aus and the kids go into isolation and look after themselves?

[stoploss]

Within NZ - this was International.
How would that work anyway - they get to Aus and the kids go into isolation and look after themselves?

As happens in NZ , you can join someone in quarantine , so presumably a parent would join them .

[Blue Skies]

Since last Saturday 4 July Sydney Airport placing severe restrictions on numbers of passengers arriving per flight to a max of 50 per flight.
Megan Woods now talking about a freeze on bookings on AIR & bound to follow similar restrictions.
Each flight with 50 pax on an A320 designed to carry 171 or an A321 designed to carry 214 would be a significant loss to the airline.



https://7news.com.au/news/travel/syd...ight-c-1144617

[dobby41]

As happens in NZ , you can join someone in quarantine , so presumably a parent would join them .

Thanks - makes sense mostly. (I wonder if the joiner has to pay for themselves (food etc)?)

[kyanar]

Thanks - makes sense mostly. (I wonder if the joiner has to pay for themselves (food etc)?)

I'm not aware of any Australian states that permit someone from outside to enter mandatory quarantine, so it would never come up. You cannot be joined by someone else.

[dobby41]

I'm not aware of any Australian states that permit someone from outside to enter mandatory quarantine, so it would never come up. You cannot be joined by someone else.

So stoploss is wrong?

As happens in NZ , you can join someone in quarantine , so presumably a parent would join them .

[Beagle]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12346192

Freshly recapitalised Qantas turns up the competitive heat with their subsidiary JetStar. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12346192
Remember JetStar provides free face masks and anti bacterial wipes upon request.

Meanwhile the Govt is going to manage the numbers coming into the country. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12346018

[stoploss]

I'm not aware of any Australian states that permit someone from outside to enter mandatory quarantine, so it would never come up. You cannot be joined by someone else.

Yep sorry , it appears that a child under 18 doesn't have to quarantine , they can be picked up by parent or guardian and then have to self isolate for 14 days at home.

[Jaa]

It is becoming common overseas to quarantine overseas arrivals in hotels only until they receive a negative COVID test result, usually at day 2 or 3. If negative then people continue the 14 days at home in self-quarantine. Hong Kong is the most advanced at this using a mobile app to track movement and wristband, Malaysia too has something similarly successful.

Seems to be little appetite for this in NZ yet but its a much more sustainable approach. Maybe in a few months when things have settled down. Even if it was just for people who have spent the last 30 days in Australia would make a big difference in the number of rooms required. Also be interesting to see what % of people test positive at day 12 compared to day 3.

Until then Air NZ pays the price. Seems insane for Air NZ to be forced to do this but not the middle eastern airlines, Singapore etc that are rapidly scaling up their capacity worldwide. Will the government compensate Air NZ?

Guess with Melbourne Airport not operational and Sydney restricted to 50 people the numbers would have gone down anyway.

Cam talked about this on RNZ today.

[Beagle]

Govt are talking to other airlines as well but ~ 80% of returning Kiwi's are coming on AIR, (according to various stuff I have read today on this).