Hugs, tears as Australia-New Zealand travel bubble opens

The arrangement means that for the first time since Covid-19 closed borders worldwide, passengers can fly between Australia and New Zealand without undergoing mandatory quarantine on arrival

For the first time in almost 400 days passengers can fly across the Tasman Sea without undergoing Covid-19 quarantine on arrival

Families reunited in emotional scenes Monday as Australia and New Zealand launched a quarantine-free travel bubble that opened the border almost 400 days after its pandemic-enforced closure.

Lorraine Wratt, a New Zealander stranded by the pandemic while visiting family in Australia, told AFP that travelling again  was "wonderful".