Joyful reunions as Australia reopens borders after two-year Covid closure
After nearly two years of being closed to most foreigners, Australia has finally reopened to the world.
A Qantas flight from Los Angeles touched down in Sydney at 6.20am local time on Monday, marking the start of several friend and family reunions following the easing of pandemic-related restrictions.
Australia is welcoming fully vaccinated international travellers from February 21 for the first time since closing its borders to all non-citizens and non-residents in March 2020, in a move to limit the spread of Covid-19.
Vaccinated tourists can fly Down Under and more than 50 international flights will arrive into the country on Monday, including 27 bound for Sydney, Australia’s largest city.