The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has warned that international flights to Sydney over the coming weeks will be subject to a cap on arrivals and flights could be cancelled.
Key points:
- NSW Health said there will be an overall cap of 450 passenger arrivals a day from Saturday
- The move is aimed at easing pressure on hotel quarantine capacity
- More than 32,000 people have entered hotel quarantine on arriving in Sydney
It follows a ban announced earlier this week on international flights coming into Melbourne to ease hotel quarantine demands in Victoria.
Now at the request of the NSW Government, new Federal Government limits will be introduced from midnight tonight.
NSW Health said overseas arrivals will