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Huayu News According to Wei Sydney reports, according to official data: as of the end of June, the number of Australians who were still stranded overseas and registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to return to Australia exceeded 34,000!
Among them, 10,400 are stranded in India, where the epidemic is still severe.
However, what is unexpected is that as soon as this news came out,
the Australian government introduced measures, but instead of speeding up the acceptance process, it halved the number of returnees to Australia!
On July 2, after the national cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Morrison announced a meeting decision:
Starting from July 14, the number of returning tourists to Australia will be cut in half,
the weekly quota will be reduced from 6,370 to 3035!
According to a report by ABC, the quota of 3035 will be maintained until at least the beginning of 2022.
However, Prime Minister Morrison also said that if relevant medical advice changes, the government will consider modifying the quota for returning to Australia in advance.
With the quota halved, the number of commercial flights will also decrease, but the federal government will increase the number of evacuation flights,
but the specific increase is still unknown.
Due to the reduction in the number of commercial flights, air ticket prices are bound to increase. In this regard, Federal Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne has made a commitment:
will provide financial support for Australians stranded overseas to return to Australia.
After Morrison announced that the quota has been halved, the maximum one-way fare from London to Sydney has soared to 38,000 Australian dollars!
Minister Payne said the current "situation is very challenging", which is why the quota has been reduced.
She advised Australians stranded overseas to contact the Department of Foreign Affairs' Consular Emergency Centre, especially if you need financial support:
"I know many Australians People and many families have to face this new change. We have helped many Australians and provided financial support for them to buy tickets...
The number has exceeded 4,600 people and provided more than 34 million in financial support, either in their When they can't find a flight back to Australia, help them pay for the costs of being stranded overseas, or provide support when they buy tickets. "
Now, around July 14, there are American Airlines flights from London to Sydney. , Malaysia Airlines and United Airlines , there will be multiple transfers on the way, and the fares range from 5,229 knives to 36,500 knives.
Because some flights can only carry 25 paying passengers,
many airlines are considering,
Should they keep flights to Australia?
Minister Payne said that the rising fares are "really worrying":
"We don't want to see anyone taking advantage of the opportunity to make profits, but airlines are really facing a very, very difficult business environment now."
Minister also revealed that from now to 9 In March, 20 flights to evacuate overseas Chinese were arranged.
In addition, many states, including New South Wales and South Australia,
are willing to pilot returning travelers to home quarantine for 14 days,
instead of forcing them to quarantine in hotels at their own expense.
Finally, let’s talk about the halving of the quota for returning to Australia. The reasons behind it:
First, the governments of Victoria, , Queensland and Western Australia have been calling for reducing the quota to reduce the pressure of hotel quarantine;
The second is the recent Delta The invasion of mutated disease strains increases the risk of epidemics.
However, as the leader of the epidemic hotspot, New South Wales Governor Gladys Berejiklian has a different view.
She said that she would once again express to the leaders of each state and territory a point of view that she had publicly stated:
Reduce the return to Australia. Quotas will not prevent outbreaks. =
Regarding NSW receiving half of Australia's quota every week, the Premier said she had "no complaints" and
"has always been very happy to share our share."
"But I am disappointed that not every state has shared their share." Everyone has their share, but I appreciate and must respect the decision of the national cabinet."
Premier Berejiklian said that reducing the number of places to return to Australia does not mean that people will not make the same mistake again:
"What I want to make clear is that because you can't guarantee it. No one makes a mistake at any time."
I wonder if there are any friends who want to return to Australia recently.
Is it easy to buy air tickets? How much is the ticket price?
Welcome everyone to leave comments. (Original title: Starting next week! The quota for returning passengers to Australia will be halved, and every Only 3,035 people per week! Minister of Foreign Affairs: Provide financial support to people in need! )
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