Qantas inbound bookings rise as Australia eases border curbs

Qantas Airways has seen a significant rise in international ticket searches and bookings since Australia said it would reopen here its borders to vaccinated travellers this month, a senior executive said on Wednesday. Andrew David, the airline’s CE for domestic and international, said bookings for flights into Australia had doubled on the first day following Monday’s announcement that borders would open on Feb. 21. “Bookings are strongest out of the United States and UK and we’ve also seen spikes from South Africa, India and Canada, with March, April and May the most popular months for travel,” David said. Qantas plans to restart several international routes in the coming weeks, including Sydney-Dallas, Brisbane-Singapore, Sydney-Manila and Brisbane-Los Angeles.<br/>