Tuesday, 21 July 2020

'Very uncertain': passengers scramble for limited seats on flights to Australia

Some are resorting to costly business class upgrades as airlines are forced to bump passengers at short notice to meet daily caps

International airlines flying into Australia are having to bump passengers, often with little notice, in order to meet strict daily passenger caps set for airports still accepting flights from overseas.

The passenger limits introduced to alleviate pressure on quarantine facilities in Australia have meant airports like Brisbane can only accept 70 passengers per day, while services bringing Australians back to Sydney are limited to as few as 30 travellers per flight.

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