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‘Devastation doesn’t begin to describe it’: Emirates suspends vital Australian routes after cap cut – Sydney Morning Herald
The national cabinet’s decision to slash international arrival caps has forced Emirates to axe all flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
The airline only flies Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s two of the largest modern planes in the industry.
National cabinet last week resolved to reduce international arrivals in NSW, Western Australia and Queensland by 50 per cent until at least February 15 amid fears the hotel quarantine system could not cope with a new and more transmissible strain of coronavirus circulating in Britain.
Emirates’ announcement was “crushing” for Australian couple Brian Fisher and Martha Walkowsky, who have been stranded…
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