Six empty international flights land in Sydney as cap reduction begins
Six international flights that were designated to repatriate Australians will arrive at Sydney empty on Wednesday as the country’s arrival caps lower from 6,070 passengers a week to just 3,035. It comes as American confirmed it would be flying 20 empty aircraft from LA to Sydney over the next two months. The developments follow national cabinet’s decision earlier this month to halve the caps in a bid to reduce leakages of COVID out of hotel quarantine. New analysis for The Sydney Morning Herald, thought to be by the Board of Airline Representatives of Australia (BARA), revealed three more aircraft, carrying eight, 10 and 12 passengers each, will land on Wednesday despite a combined capacity of 750 seats.<br/>
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Six empty international flights land in Sydney as cap reduction begins
Six international flights that were designated to repatriate Australians will arrive at Sydney empty on Wednesday as the country’s arrival caps lower from 6,070 passengers a week to just 3,035. It comes as American confirmed it would be flying 20 empty aircraft from LA to Sydney over the next two months. The developments follow national cabinet’s decision earlier this month to halve the caps in a bid to reduce leakages of COVID out of hotel quarantine. New analysis for The Sydney Morning Herald, thought to be by the Board of Airline Representatives of Australia (BARA), revealed three more aircraft, carrying eight, 10 and 12 passengers each, will land on Wednesday despite a combined capacity of 750 seats.<br/>
