Ali Coulton 03 May 2021
A Cook Islands traveller has managed to breach the trans-Tasman bubble in Perth and Brisbane Airport has had its own COVID-19 scare, proving mistakes are still possible despite the government’s strict border policy.
An Air New Zealand flight from Auckland landed in Perth last week carrying a Cook Island’s traveller who had not quarantined, according to Western Australia’s Department of Health.
The traveller has been transported to a Perth quarantine hotel and will undergo a COVID-19 test while in quarantine, while the rest of the passengers on the flight were allowed to disembark and were processed in the usual way.
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An investigation is underway into how a traveller made their way from Perth to New Zealand at the weekend while the Western Australian city was still in lockdown and quarantine-free travel was suspended.
Officials say the person arrived in Auckland from Perth on Sunday after travelling via Sydney. The New Zealand citizen who arrived back in New Zealand yesterday afternoon travelled on an Air New Zealand flight from Sydney to Auckland after flying domestically from Perth, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) border manager Peter Elms said.
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