Predictions of when international flights may resume/bans lifted

Must...Fly! said:
Wow I wonder what the reason is... going to cause major major issues. Imagine if you were flying out Tuesday and just got this notice...
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Notice this message on their website against the brisbane location - it wasn’t there a few days ago and there’s no similar message on Sydney or Melbourne.

In order to be eligible for this test, you must have a mode of transport arranged should your test come back positive.
If not, you will be required to await QAS transport which can take upwards of 5 hours.
If you do not have a Brisbane residential address and test positive, you may be required to be admitted to a Queensland hospital to await assessment.

I wonder if positive tests have caused them too much grief and this is a protest move.
 
justinbrett said:
If you do not have a Brisbane residential address and test positive, you may be required to be admitted to a Queensland hospital to await assessment.
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Just imagine if you were not a Queenslander. I assume they escort you to Coolangatta and push you over the border to find your own hospital.
 
antycbr said:
Just imagine if you were not a Queenslander. I assume they escort you to Coolangatta and push you over the border to find your own hospital.
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I am not a Queenslander but had a grand plan to get a connecting flight from BNE to catch my flight out of SYD.

Now I‘m screwed. I’m going to have to catch an early morning flight to Sydney and use Histopath there. Also means I won’t be able to check through to LAX so will have to recheck bags.
 
justinbrett said:
I am not a Queenslander but had a grand plan to get a connecting flight from BNE to catch my flight out of SYD.

Now I‘m screwed. I’m going to have to catch an early morning flight to Sydney and use Histopath there. Also means I won’t be able to check through to LAX so will have to recheck bags.
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It seems the world has changed back to avoiding connections at all costs. Obviously not possible for longhaul.
 
justinbrett said:
Notice this message on their website against the brisbane location - it wasn’t there a few days ago and there’s no similar message on Sydney or Melbourne.

In order to be eligible for this test, you must have a mode of transport arranged should your test come back positive.
If not, you will be required to await QAS transport which can take upwards of 5 hours.
If you do not have a Brisbane residential address and test positive, you may be required to be admitted to a Queensland hospital to await assessment.

I wonder if positive tests have caused them too much grief and this is a protest move.
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Sorry about Qld. I am completely over all this idiocy. Nothing surprises me any more.

The Healius website doesn’t have these warnings, and you can get a same day test at Murrarrie if that helps. Unfortunately it’s $295 for same day. I am on a facebook page for SEQ testing and lines weren’t too bad in posts about yesterday (Sat). Get there early, they open at 7 am.

Unfortunately Healius is now listing the same day locations as the only locations in every state bar WA. Previously there were about 20 in SEQ alone. It was hard to get a flight into Australia, now it’s hard to meet the requirements to get a flight out.
 
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So...
It looks like my teenage daughter has covid in QLD. If PCR confirms it she will have to isolate for 7 days along with my husband and other kids in the house, and meanwhile I will have to quarantine for 14 days from when I arrive on Saturday, in our 'granny flat'.
Anyone know if QLD Health would have an issue with the address of a covid positive and a international arrival in granny flat being the same? Should we expect a visit, or are they too overwhelmed?
Ffs, it never gets any easier
 
Amanad78 said:
So...
It looks like my teenage daughter has covid in QLD. If PCR confirms it she will have to isolate for 7 days along with my husband and other kids in the house, and meanwhile I will have to quarantine for 14 days from when I arrive on Saturday, in our 'granny flat'.
Anyone know if QLD Health would have an issue with the address of a covid positive and a international arrival in granny flat being the same? Should we expect a visit, or are they too overwhelmed?
Ffs, it never gets any easier
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QLD Health are a gigantic mess. A mate tested positive last week in Brisbane and didn’t get any contact whatsoever until day 7 (which according to the new rules is the day you can walk out for a local infection).

He was therefore out and about in Brisbane when they called. They said glad you are feeling better and that was it….
 
jakeseven7 said:
QLD Health are a gigantic mess. A mate tested positive last week in Brisbane and didn’t get any contact whatsoever until day 7 (which according to the new rules is the day you can walk out for a local infection).

He was therefore out and about in Brisbane when they called. They said glad you are feeling better and that was it….
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Saw a story today from QLD where some people self isolated for the 6 days it took for results to come back only for the results to get lost or returned a error
 
Amanad78 said:
FYI Brisbane airport testing:
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We don't fly out for another two months, and got mildly excited when we read that the UK might scrap departure tests, and just test on arrival. Would not want to be chasing a test if the Histopath closure is repeated at Sydney. And my back of the local Clinical Labs has apparently stopped doing the international certification. What a mess it is becoming for those trying to fly OS.
 
OATEK said:
We don't fly out for another two months, and got mildly excited when we read that the UK might scrap departure tests, and just test on arrival. Would not want to be chasing a test if the Histopath closure is repeated at Sydney. And my back of the local Clinical Labs has apparently stopped doing the international certification. What a mess it is becoming for those trying to fly OS.
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I wouldn't worry too much if flying out in Feb or March, I think a lot of this chaos will have been sorted by then.
 
Must...Fly! said:
I wouldn't worry too much if flying out in Feb or March, I think a lot of this chaos will have been sorted by then.
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They'll be lateral about it. If you can't sort the testing chaos, then simply stop the flights. Then there is no issue.
 
Amanad78 said:
So...
It looks like my teenage daughter has covid in QLD. If PCR confirms it she will have to isolate for 7 days along with my husband and other kids in the house, and meanwhile I will have to quarantine for 14 days from when I arrive on Saturday, in our 'granny flat'.
Anyone know if QLD Health would have an issue with the address of a covid positive and a international arrival in granny flat being the same? Should we expect a visit, or are they too overwhelmed?
Ffs, it never gets any easier
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As long as the granny flat is separate, ie own bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette facilities, they count it as separate dwellings for the purposes of isolation. You should be fine 👍
 
Flying back in a couple of weeks on QF68 DEL - SYD. Has the overseas arrival process changed?
  1. Australia Travel Declaration 72 hours prior to departure
  2. RT - PCR 72 hours prior to departure
  3. RAT within 24 hours of arrival.
Have I missed anything?
Does QF have any requirements regarding which labs can be used for testing in India? QF website doesn't list any specific labs for India, just lists IATA lab locator link.
 
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