Entrants to SA given ‘circus like’ paper tickets to show they’ve passed airport processing
Adelaide Airport travellers have been left wondering if they’ve earned free entry in a meat raffle thanks to a quaint new security effort.
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Entrants to South Australia are being handed “Admit One” paper tickets, with police confirming they are being used to show the meeting of COVID-19 border requirements.
The paper tickets have been likened to “circus admission”, “the meat tray” and “the movies in the old days” by travellers who took to social media to share their confusion.
A police spokeswoman said the tickets are being used as a way for travellers entering the state to seamlessly move through the airport, and if they are challenged, can produce it to pass through checkpoints.
“Travellers hold on to the ticket while transiting through the airport so if they are challenged by anyone, they have proof that they have officially been processed and just need to produce that ticket,” the spokeswoman said.
The scheme has been operating for the past three-to-four months, the spokeswoman said.
Despite the apps and paperwork, entry at the airport into South Australia in the age of COVID-19 came down to being issued with a Made in NZ ‘Admit One’ ticket. Like the movies. In the old days 😂 pic.twitter.com/ULZQKL2nWV
— Catherine Bridges (@cyberbridges) February 8, 2021
Entering into Adelaide on Monday, TV anchor David Scutt said once he was approved to enter the state, he was handed a “bizarre” paper ticket.
“This is type of ticket you’d expect for an underage disco or school fete,” he wrote on Twitter.
The “NZ made” tickets come with a five-digit number.
Josh Withers, from the Gold Coast, took to Twitter to share the news.
“South Australia is literally issuing tickets for admission to the state,” he wrote.
“Not a joke, you get a ticket for answering the border questions correctly.”
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