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Australia fully opened its international borders to passengers vaccinated against KOVID-19 on Monday, after nearly two years of closure due to the pandemic, Reuters reported.
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More than 50 international flights are expected in the country today, including 27 that will arrive in Sydney, the country's largest city.
"There's a party here, there's music, there are smiles on people's faces, I'm sure they'll be dancing soon," Tourism Minister Dan Tehan told ABC's Sydney Airport, where he greeted the first passengers with a jar. Vegimite, a popular Australian food product, and plush koalas.
Tehan said a "very strong" recovery in the tourism market is forecast, with Cantas expecting to carry more than 14,000 passengers to Australia this week.
Tourism is one of the largest sectors of the Australian economy, employing about 5 percent of the country's workforce.
However, the sector was hit hard after Australia closed its borders in March 2020.
Australia will fully open its borders to vaccinated passengers on 21 February
Once a supporter of austerity measures against KOVID-19, Australia began loosening restrictions and ruthless lockdowns late last year and began living with the virus after achieving high vaccination levels.
In November, the country began to open to skilled immigrants, foreign students and tourists.
In the last three weeks, the number of new hospitalizations has been steadily declining, and it seems that Australia has passed the peak of the Omicron option, adds BTA.
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