A routine flight from Melbourne to Sydney turned into something special yesterday when a couple decided to get married onboard. Melbourne couple Elaine Tiong and Luke Serdar decided to tie the knot at 40,ft after rescheduling their wedding for months. According to News. They were originally scheduled to be married in Italy last summer but border restrictions ruled out such a plan.
NSW police error to blame over two overseas travellers failing to quarantine
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A police error allowed two German travellers to fly from Sydney to Melbourne without quarantine, an act that prompted alarm in Victoria and potentially put a planeload of people at risk. On Saturday, two German travellers, a year-old and year-old, arrived in Sydney on an international flight from Tokyo, but did not quarantine before boarding a domestic flight to Melbourne as required. On Sunday afternoon, New South Wales police revealed that their officers were to blame. Deputy police commissioner Jeff Loy said the error was the result of confusion and a language barrier. Loy said police had deal with more than , people during its returned traveller operation, which had relied on 28, police shifts since March. He noted this was the only time a mistake had been made.
Melbourne Airport Wants Virgin Australia To Call It Home
With Virgin Australia in voluntary administration and a restructure underway, several deals are in progress on the sidelines of the main game. One of the more interesting happenings is the various State Governments and airports trying to lure a restructured Virgin Australia away from its home base in Brisbane. Virgin Australia has always been based in Brisbane.
It is the largest airline by fleet size to use the Virgin brand. It commenced services on 31 August as Virgin Blue , with two aircraft on a single route. The airline has since grown to directly serve 33 cities in Australia, from hubs in Brisbane , Melbourne and Sydney. The airline's headquarters is based in South Bank, Queensland.