Qantas (ASX:QAN) shares take off as NZ-Australia bubble opens

New Zealand and Australia have opened a “travel bubble” between the two countries.

The bubble, which opens on the night of 18 April, allows travellers from either side to visit without enduring a 14-day COVID-19 quarantine period.

Since October, New Zealand residents could already travel to Australia in a “one-way bubble”. 

But Kiwi prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Tuesday afternoon that quarantine requirements would now be scrapped for travellers going the other direction.

“This is an exciting day – the trans-Tasman bubble represents the start of a new chapter in our COVID response and recovery,” she said.

“I know…