{"id":54017,"date":"2020-12-07T12:13:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T12:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=54017"},"modified":"2020-12-07T12:22:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T12:22:38","slug":"international-travellers-have-flown-into-melbourne-for-the-first-time-in-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/international-travellers-have-flown-into-melbourne-for-the-first-time-in-months\/","title":{"rendered":"International travellers have flown into Melbourne for the first time in months"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"_2aMR4 Yui2m _2sflh jwLlj _1Yxlo _1GKnS _2o9MN _1-RZJ\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-component=\"Heading\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">International travellers have flown into Melbourne for the first time in months<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/abcmedia.akamaized.net\/news\/video\/202012\/NOLS_MelbPlane_0712_1000k.mp4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source:-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-12-07\/first-international-flight-since-june-lands-in-melbourne\/12955862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">abc<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">The first international flight to land in Melbourne since June has touched down at Melbourne Airport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">The flight, from Colombo, is one of eight international flights due to land in Melbourne today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Passengers arriving from overseas will go straight into Victoria&#8217;s revamped hotel quarantine system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">More than 170 Australian Defence Force personnel are now involved in the scheme, temperature checking staff and helping to manage the entry and exit of travellers into hotels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Victoria Police will be in charge of all aspects of security within quarantine hotels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville, who is ultimately responsible for overseeing the scheme, said the chances of another hotel quarantine breach were minimal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;You can&#8217;t say 100 per cent that you&#8217;re not going to get an infection out of it, these are people that are coming back from countries that have infections,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;But what we&#8217;ve got are robust systems in the hotels with the staff to minimise the risk, then there&#8217;s a strong and revamped contact tracing system that will immediately get into action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;This is our number one priority, it is the number one priority for Victorians, we&#8217;ll continue to assess this program as we go through, we&#8217;ll continue to upgrade it if necessary.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_3mduI _2gTdF _1deB8 jwLlj _1O6ck _1GKnS _2o9MN _1-RZJ\" data-component=\"Heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Key points:<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"W8pqX\" role=\"list\" data-component=\"List\">\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">A flight from Sri Lanka is the first international arrival at Melbourne Airport since June<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Eight overseas flights will land in Melbourne today<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Victoria&#8217;s Health Minister is confident the revamped hotel quarantine system will work<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"12955964\" class=\"_2w-Eq _1w6Cw _1pc-9 _357jP\" role=\"group\" data-print=\"inline-media\" aria-labelledby=\"dls-id-523589\" data-component=\"Figure\">\n<div class=\"_3L4rN\" data-component=\"IntersectionObserver\">\n<div class=\"lt7xz\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54019\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/International-travellers-have-flown-into-Melbourne-for-the-first-time-in-months0.jpg\" alt=\"International travellers have flown into Melbourne for the first time in months\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"dls-id-523589\" class=\"_21SmZ _3_Aqg _1hGzz _1-RZJ P8HGV _2FwWh\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Eight international flights are due to arrive in Melbourne today.<cite class=\"_21SmZ _3_Aqg _1hGzz _1-RZJ P8HGV _16dJg\" data-component=\"Figure__cite\">(ABC News: Stephanie Ferrier)<\/p>\n<p><\/cite><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"_1w6Cw _1pc-9 _3Jwam\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-component=\"LegacyWysiwyg\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><a class=\"_2f8qj FQVx7 _2tPjN _1QHxY\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-12-07\/coronavirus-auastralia-live-news-covid-victoria-restrictions\/12955560\" data-component=\"ContentLink\">LIVE UPDATES: Read our blog for the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/a><\/span><\/aside>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">The arrival of international flights comes after<a class=\"_2f8qj FQVx7 _2tPjN _1QHxY\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2020-12-07\/simon-birmingham-tells-nsw-police-to-tighten-airport-quarantine\/12956196\" data-component=\"ContentLink\">\u00a0New South Wales Police admitted wrongly allowing two German travellers<\/a>\u00a0to go from Sydney to Melbourne over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">The 53-year-old woman and 15-year-old boy tested negative to coronavirus and are now in mandatory quarantine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Victoria&#8217;s Health Minister Martin Foley said some exemptions potentially allow for people to bypass quarantine, but this was not one of those instances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;For instance, if you fly into Sydney today and you&#8217;ve got a relative who is very ill and perhaps about to die, then there is a system in place where you can, under really strict controls, get an exemption,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;When they&#8217;re random events like we saw over the weekend, that&#8217;s a concern, but I am pleased that New South Wales Police fronted up and owned the issue and that we won&#8217;t see that occur again.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"12956418\" class=\"_2w-Eq _1w6Cw _1pc-9 _357jP\" role=\"group\" data-print=\"inline-media\" aria-labelledby=\"dls-id-523590\" data-component=\"Figure\">\n<div class=\"_3L4rN\" data-component=\"IntersectionObserver\">\n<div class=\"lt7xz\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54021\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/International-travellers-have-flown-into-Melbourne-for-the-first-time-in-months03.jpg\" alt=\"International travellers have flown into Melbourne for the first time in months\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"dls-id-523590\" class=\"_21SmZ _3_Aqg _1hGzz _1-RZJ P8HGV _2FwWh\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">International passengers will only be allowed to retrieve their luggage from the terminal before being escorted onto buses on the tarmac.<cite class=\"_21SmZ _3_Aqg _1hGzz _1-RZJ P8HGV _16dJg\" data-component=\"Figure__cite\">(ABC News.)<\/cite><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"NVRkN _38pgX _1deB8 jwLlj hsTMN _1GKnS _2o9MN _1-RZJ\" data-component=\"Heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Melbourne Airport chief &#8216;not scared&#8217; about international arrivals<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">The State Government says 253 international passengers will arrive in Melbourne today across the eight flights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">There is a weekly cap of 1,120 passengers, which Melbourne Airport chief of aviation, Shane O&#8217;Hare, thinks is a manageable number.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;We&#8217;re not scared, we&#8217;ve been practising since early this year,&#8221; he said<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;I think some people would be surprised to understand how many different agencies are involved to make sure this runs smoothly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;We&#8217;re in really, really good shape for today and it will run extremely well.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Mr O&#8217;Hare believes the chances of a repeat of the situation involving the two German passengers in Sydney bypassing hotel quarantine won&#8217;t be possible in Melbourne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;The chances of this happening at Melbourne Airport are extremely, extremely low,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;After you get your bags and you&#8217;re cleared you actually go back out literally onto the tarmac, get onto a bus and then you&#8217;re driven out through the security area of the airport itself.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"12956688\" class=\"_2w-Eq _1w6Cw _1pc-9 _357jP\" role=\"group\" data-print=\"inline-media\" aria-labelledby=\"dls-id-523591\" data-component=\"Figure\">\n<div class=\"_3L4rN\" data-component=\"IntersectionObserver\">\n<div class=\"lt7xz\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54022\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/International-travellers-have-flown-into-Melbourne-for-the-first-time-in-months01.jpg\" alt=\"International travellers have flown into Melbourne for the first time in months\" width=\"600\" height=\"540\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"dls-id-523591\" class=\"_21SmZ _3_Aqg _1hGzz _1-RZJ P8HGV _2FwWh\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">The Victorian Government will introduce legislation this week so that people in hotel quarantine can be charged for their stay.<cite class=\"_21SmZ _3_Aqg _1hGzz _1-RZJ P8HGV _16dJg\" data-component=\"Figure__cite\">(ABC News: Elias Clure)<\/cite><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"NVRkN _38pgX _1deB8 jwLlj hsTMN _1GKnS _2o9MN _1-RZJ\" data-component=\"Heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Travellers in hotel quarantine to be charged for their stay<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">The State Government will introduce legislation tomorrow to introduce a quarantine contribution fee for returned travellers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">The fee will be set at $3,000 per adult, $1,000 for each additional adult in a room, and $500 for children aged between three and 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">These costs are the same as those charged in New South Wales and South Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Originally it was thought that passengers who arrived today could not be charged until the new legislation becomes law, angering Opposition Leader Michael O&#8217;Brien.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;We are going to be paying more now because this Government \u2014 with months&#8217; notice \u2014 couldn&#8217;t even get legislation in place to charge travellers for their mandatory quarantine,&#8221; Mr O&#8217;Brien said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">The Government has received updated legal advice which said the charge could be applied retrospectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">That means from today, all returned travellers will have to pay for their quarantine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Ms Neville said the Government had to wait until the hotel quarantine inquiry&#8217;s interim report was delivered before it could move to introduce the fees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">&#8220;We moved as quickly as we could after that board of inquiry report to bring this legislation in and this is the first opportunity,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\"><span style=\"color: #000000; 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