Australia and New Zealand mutual quarantine travel kicks off a surge in passengers at Australian airports

　　Chinanews, April 19, according to the "Central News Agency" report, on the 19th, the mutual exemption and isolation travel plan between Australia and New Zealand formally came into effect.

This allowed Australian residents to enter New Zealand for the first time in more than a year without having to isolate for two weeks.

On that day, hundreds of passengers flooded into Australian airports.

Data map: Melbourne, Australia, a tram driving along an empty city road.

　　According to reports, although from 2020, most states in Australia have allowed New Zealand residents to enter without isolation.

However, New Zealand is worried about sporadic outbreaks, and has always quarantined incoming passengers from neighboring Australia.

　　According to the report, according to television pictures, the outbound terminal of the Australian airport's international line was crowded with hundreds of passengers.

Qantas Chief Executive Joyce said: "This is the first time in more than 400 days that people can travel without isolation. We will add 16 return flights to New Zealand a day, and the class is full."

　　Australian Prime Minister Morrison and New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern stated in a joint statement that opening the border will help promote the economic recovery of the two countries and reunite thousands of relatives and friends.

Ardern said: “It’s really exciting to start an isolation-free trip with Australia. Whether it’s family members, friends or people on vacation, New Zealand welcomes you, and I wish you all a good time.”

　　However, Morrison and Ardern warned travelers that if the epidemic breaks out, they must be prepared for their trips to be interrupted and make appropriate arrangements within a short period of time.

The two also said that they will continue to review the risk assessment of isolation-free tourism between the two countries.

In addition, the heads of Australia and New Zealand also proposed the possibility of extending the isolation travel measures to other countries in the Pacific region, saying that "it will do so when it is safe."

　　According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 8:20 on April 19, Beijing time, the total number of confirmed cases of the new crown in Australia exceeded 29,000; the total number of confirmed cases in New Zealand exceeded 2500.