Times they are a-changing, folks. Airline staff must examine all your paperwork with a fine-tooth comb. I'm in line for 30 minutes. Then, and only then, can I check in, writes Craig Tansley for TravellerAU.
Sydney Airport feels vaguely familiar this afternoon; like a town you used to visit before a bushfire came through and burnt it black and stripped it bare. There's no-one here, and there's hardly a shop or café open. I guess I can forget about changing any left-over Australian dollars to Greenbacks. This may well be Australia's largest airport, but tonight there's only four planes flying out of it.
There's 15 passengers waiting now. Which doesn't sound like many, right? Well, times they are a-changing, folks. Airline staff must examine all your paperwork with a fine tooth comb: your international vaccination certificate and PCR Covid-19 test, and the US Government's contact tracing form and a statutory declaration assuring them you've been vaccinated . I'm in line for 30 minutes.
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