Cap on international arrivals to Australia has been slashed. So what does it mean for those still overseas?

Under recent changes to the rules around international arrivals, the number of flights returning to Australia has been reduced.

Until next month, the number of international arrivals into New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia will be halved “to manage the flow of returning Australians and other travellers who have been potentially exposed to the new variants” of coronavirus.

So what does this mean for those trying to return home? And what should you do if you have a flight booked?

What’s changing?

Until February 15, NSW will be allowed to take a maximum of 1,505 people a week into hotel quarantine.

Queensland will be allowed a maximum of 500 people weekly, while Western Australia will cap numbers at 512.