Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has suggested a gradual reopening of international borders could be on the cards, similar to the trans-Tasman bubble about to begin. 9News
said his company is hoping that despite the sluggish vaccine rollout in Australia, a relaunch of international travel by the end of October is "still a possibility"."We haven't walked away from October," he said.
"We are getting ready and still planning, and it's our best guess at the end of October for the market to open up.""This could open up a bubble by bubble, market by market, dependent on what the framework looks like," Mr Joyce said.He defended his call for proof of vaccination before passengers would be allowed on Qantas flights."We have a duty of care to our people and to our passengers," Mr Joyce said.
"Eighty-nine percent of our customers said they thought it was a really positive thing to have people vaccinated before travelling internationally."Mr Joyce said the Australian government's moves to promote local tourism "generated huge volumes of demand".
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