General
International travellers have flown into Melbourne for the first time in months
The first international flight to land in Melbourne since June has touched down at Melbourne Airport.
Key points:
- A flight from Sri Lanka is the first international arrival at Melbourne Airport since June
- Eight overseas flights will land in Melbourne today
- Victoria’s Health Minister is confident the revamped hotel quarantine system will work
The flight, from Colombo, is one of five international flights due to land in Melbourne this morning, with three more expected in the afternoon and evening.
Passengers arriving from overseas will go straight into Victoria’s revamped hotel quarantine system.
More than 170 Australian Defence Force personnel are now involved in the scheme, temperature checking staff and helping to manage the entry and exit…
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