Hugs, tears as Australia-New Zealand travel bubble opens

Emotions ran high Monday as excited passengers set off on the first flights to take advantage of a quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand, allowing families split when borders closed almost 400 days ago to finally reunite. a person holding a sign: New arrangements mean passengers can fly across the Tasman Sea without undergoing mandatory Covid-19 quarantine© SAEED KHAN New arrangements mean passengers can fly across the Tasman Sea without undergoing mandatory Covid-19 quarantine "(I'll) yell, scream, cry, hug, kiss, (feel) happy -- all of these emotions at once," Denise O'Donoghue, 63, told AFP at Sydney airport as she prepared to board her flight.-- More...