Repatriation flights to Australia becoming semi-regular?

PERtoDPS

This is the second one of these in recent months https://thebalisun.com/hundreds-of-australians-take-repatriation-flight-home-after-losing-their-businesses-in-bali/ Qantas QF 108 flew to Darwin a few days ago according to flight aware https://flightaware.com/live/flight/QFA108 Personally Darwin is the last place I'd want to end up might just bump in to Noelsy from the other video there. I think I'll stick to the big cities personally. The state they're in right now Australia can wait a bit longer. Anyway, just thought I'd share in case in anyone out there struggling to get back, I guess you might want to get yourself on the list. My agent tells me Denpasar international is re-opening very soon dates not yet known.

spicyayam

I can't say I like supporting one party over another but there seems to be something up with the Victorian Premier. It's no wonder people are hitting the streets protesting. I can feel their frustration. NSW seems like they be more open to opening up sooner than later. Many people in Europe are traveling freely now. I think countries now need to make a plan to open up to travel by then end of the year.

Markit

Saw a thread in FB where some of the people that were on those flights were saying there weren't nearly as many on the flights as the article mentions - in the range of 180 for both flights combined. Also many were complaining the flights flew half full - this was because they had to distance the passengers and Oz would only allow so many to come. That seems to be becoming a very strange country. Or maybe it always was, we just didn't have FB/social media to tell us about it? America was always fucked up!

spicyayam

NSW is trialing home quarantine. Honestly this makes a lot of sense to me. It is easy to get food delivered these days and makes more sense than hotel quarantine. Maybe they could use ankle bracelets to stop people going outside. :D Meanwhile I think Victoria was planning to build a quarantine facility.

Tezza71

Markit wrote Saw a thread in FB where some of the people that were on those flights were saying there weren't nearly as many on the flights as the article mentions - in the range of 180 for both flights combined. Also many were complaining the flights flew half full - this was because they had to distance the passengers and Oz would only allow so many to come. That seems to be becoming a very strange country. Or maybe it always was, we just didn't have FB/social media to tell us about it? America was always fucked up!

Just talking to a guy yesterday about the Covid situation in Australia. Now I know we've been struggling to get the numbers down here in Bali but at least they are coming down. For all their restrictions in Australia they still don't seem to be able to get the numbers under control in Melbourne and Sydney.

PERtoDPS

Markit wrote Saw a thread in FB where some of the people that were on those flights were saying there weren't nearly as many on the flights as the article mentions - in the range of 180 for both flights combined. Also many were complaining the flights flew half full - this was because they had to distance the passengers and Oz would only allow so many to come. That seems to be becoming a very strange country. Or maybe it always was, we just didn't have FB/social media to tell us about it? America was always fucked up!

This issue is the states have arrivals caps and they are very low, this is why the Garuda flights to Sydney are so expensive now as you're paying for the empty seats next to you. Being an (ex maybe?) resident of WA, yes, the prime minister and the state premiers all have a totally different idea/message. WA is like the hardest one to get in to domestic nevermind international. I'd like to flick back over to see family and friends, but right now that is pointless. Decided to chill another six months in Bali and then re assess. It's very frustrating if it's your country of residence. I agree NSW seems to be the most "open" one to re opening and getting on with life. I hear the vibe is terrible, Melbourne is over 200 days of lockdown, QLD trying to stop people flooding and hardening the border the whole situation is really messed up.