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    Second Nepal Airlines Repatriation Flight To Australia Lands In Sydney This Morning

    by Zac George May 7, 2020

    Stranded Australians and New Zealanders have been welcomed back to Australia this morning on board Nepal Airlines Flight RA4133 from Kathmandu, via Kuala Lumpur. The airline evacuated a total of 281 passengers from Nepal consisting of 127 Australian citizens, 149 Australian permanent residents and 5 New Zealand citizens.

    Operated by an Airbus A330-243 delivered to Nepal Airlines in June 2018, the flight departed KTM at 1420 on the 6th of May, transiting in KUL and departing at 2220 local, for a 0753 touch down in SYD on the 7th of May.

    Nepal Airlines A330-200 (Image – Rory Delaney)

    The return flight, RA4134, departed Sydney just before 1000 this morning carrying 30,000 COVID-19 testing kits to support the country’s efforts in combatting the virus. This has left the stranded Nepalese community in Australia with sheer frustration, as the flight back to Nepal is not for sale and will return empty.

    However, this doesn’t come as a surprise, as the Nepalese government is backing its decision to prevent anyone entering the country, including its own citizens. This arrangement is set to be reconsidered on the 15th of May.

    The Australian Embassy had been working with Nepal Airlines in April to operate two extra flights to Sydney to repatriate Australians and New Zealanders from Nepal, with the 3rd flight scheduled to depart Kathmandu on the 15th of May. Though, due to the inconsistencies of those requesting flights back home, the Embassy and Nepal Airlines have cancelled this flight until further notice.

    Nepal Airlines A330-200 (Image – Rory Delaney)

    According to the Australian Embassy in Nepal, almost 600 people registered to the Embassy their intent to fly back to Australia, however almost 40% of the those registered declined due the hefty $2500 price tag. The rest did not answer emails or phone calls from the Embassy, whilst the others assumedly flew on the second flight.

    Previously, Nepal Airlines had shown interest in direct flights to Australia. Nepal signed a bilateral air services agreement with Australia on 30SEP19 with the permission to serve up to seven flights per week using Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

    Hopefully with some negotiation and further communication, Nepal Airlines will be able to operate the 3rd repatriation flight and also collect and bring home some of the Nepalese that are still stranded in Australia.

     

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    Voluntary Administration Woes For Virgin Australia

    by Zac George April 20, 2020
    April 20, 2020

    In a time where Aviation itself is at an ultimate standstill due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Virgin Australia’s future remains a mystery. Latest reports flooding news outlets and social media suggest…

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    Virgin Australia Temporarily Stops Points Transfers To Singapore Airlines

    by Zac George April 3, 2020
    April 3, 2020

    This post isn’t going to be the standard size of my regular articles but instead more of a quick update in regards to all of the information going around with airlines and…

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    Despite Airline Restrictions Around The World, Qatar Airways Arrive In Brisbane

    by Zac George April 3, 2020
    April 3, 2020

    Despite all of the airlines I’ve mentioned reducing or massively cutting their services around the world thanks to COVID-19, there’s one carrier that’s doing the opposite. Qatar Airways recently announced they would…

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    Virgin Australia To Ground Almost Their Entire Fleet + 8,000 Staff Temporarily Without Jobs

    by Zac George March 25, 2020
    March 25, 2020

    As more countries go into lockdown around the world, airlines are very busily making adjustments to their schedules and trying to get everything under control as the damage from COVID-19 continues to…

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    Closed – All Qantas Lounges Are Shut As Of Today

    by Zac George March 23, 2020
    March 23, 2020

    Last week, Qantas put forward their plans for the routes that would be cut and the aircraft grounded amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Among the other important news announced, Qantas didn’t forget to…

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    Emirates Will Cancel All Of Their Services In A Couple Of Days

    by Zac George March 23, 2020
    March 23, 2020

    As the situation regarding the virus continues to worsen, more and more airlines are updating their schedules to reflect all of the travel bans and the lesser amount of passengers able to…

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    Qantas Points Club – What Is It & Who Is It Aimed At?

    by Zac George March 20, 2020
    March 20, 2020

    Finally, it feels fantastic to write about something other than coronavirus related news. This week, in between all of the route changes and fleet grounding, Qantas unveiled a new points program, but…

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    Very Soon, Brisbane Airport Could Be Home For Up To 101 Grounded Aircraft

    by Zac George March 20, 2020
    March 20, 2020

    All of our airlines in Australia right now are facing events I never even thought I’d see in my lifetime and it’s pretty crazy to think about. So far, Virgin, Qantas and…

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    All Of Qantas’ International Lounges Will Be Closed Temporarily

    by Zac George March 20, 2020
    March 20, 2020

    It’s pretty evident, international travel has almost stopped around the world, and that’s pretty crazy to gasp and get your head around. Airlines are facing some of the toughest times they’ve faced,…

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    Qantas To Give Flyers A Status Extension Amid COVID-19

    by Zac George March 20, 2020
    March 20, 2020

    The past few weeks have been nothing but stress, confusion, cancellations and anything in between for a lot of people. Not only has the virus been causing trouble for people who are…

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    Virgin Australia Will Give Frequent Flyers A Status Extension

    by Zac George March 19, 2020
    March 19, 2020

    As you would have seen the past few days, pretty much all of the posts being put out in someway have a relation to the COVID-19 virus be it airline news or…

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