Australia: 200 Sydney flights cancelled as states shut to NSW
Nearly 200 flights to and from Sydney Airport have been cancelled on Thursday after most state and territories shut their borders to large parts of NSW. On Wednesday night, Queensland upgraded its restrictions to include all of Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains and Shellharbour. WA, SA, the ACT and Victoria have also introduced tough restrictions. It comes as Sydney’s Bondi cluster rose to 31 cases and NSW Premier Gladys introduced some of the toughest restrictions on citizens since the original lockdown – including wearing masks in offices. As of 9am on Thursday, 183 flights arriving and departing Sydney Airport were cancelled, with that number set to rise later today. The last time states and territories locked out NSW at Christmas due to the Northern Beaches cluster, it cost Qantas alone $400m.<br/>
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Australia: 200 Sydney flights cancelled as states shut to NSW
Nearly 200 flights to and from Sydney Airport have been cancelled on Thursday after most state and territories shut their borders to large parts of NSW. On Wednesday night, Queensland upgraded its restrictions to include all of Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains and Shellharbour. WA, SA, the ACT and Victoria have also introduced tough restrictions. It comes as Sydney’s Bondi cluster rose to 31 cases and NSW Premier Gladys introduced some of the toughest restrictions on citizens since the original lockdown – including wearing masks in offices. As of 9am on Thursday, 183 flights arriving and departing Sydney Airport were cancelled, with that number set to rise later today. The last time states and territories locked out NSW at Christmas due to the Northern Beaches cluster, it cost Qantas alone $400m.<br/>
