China News Service, July 7 (Xinhua) According to the Australian report, the Australian NSW government issued a new regulation on July 4 that all international flights arriving in Sydney should not exceed 50 passengers, and the number of people entering Sydney Airport daily should not exceed 450 people, the new regulations will be implemented from now on.
According to "Australian Daily" and Yahoo 7 news reports, due to the recurrence of the Victoria epidemic, the number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia has surged. The Victorian government announced on the 3rd that it will cancel all international flights entering Melbourne before July 15. It is reported that the blockade of Melbourne Airport has forced many airlines to turn their flight destination to Sydney.
To alleviate the pressure on Sydney Airport from this move, the NSW Government decided that from July 4th, all international flights arriving in Sydney shall not carry more than 50 passengers, and the total number of people entering Sydney Airport daily may not More than 450 people. In this regard, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said, "The number of visitors to Hong Kong cannot exceed the NSW Health Department's ability to receive and evaluate each international tourist at Sydney Airport, and it must not exhaust health institutions. , The police and the resources of the Australian Department of Commonwealth to manage our segregated hotels, this is very important.
This new regulation may cause inconvenience to passengers who have recently planned to return to Australia and cause a large number of international flights to be cancelled.
It is reported that on the day the ban was issued, Qantas and Virgin Atlantic have suspended all international flights departing from Sydney, but Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Cathay Pacific, All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Emirates , Etihad Airways flights still take off and land at Sydney Airport. The new regulations will continue until the Victorian government lifts the ban on international flights. (Wei Wei)