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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…
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