Trans-Tasman bubble: Mysterious first flight from Australia arrives 41 minutes after bubble opens

Can't view this email, [click here]( 23 April 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on the most popular Travel stories you might have missed this week. [Large Article Image]( [Trans-Tasman bubble: Mysterious first flight from Australia arrives 41 minutes after bubble opens]( The first quarantine-free plane from Australia has landed in New Zealand, less than an hour after the bubble opened — but Qantas doesn't want to talk about it. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Travel bubble live: First flights from Australia land as trans-Tasman travel bubble opens]( Charlotte Christiansen was waiting to greet her mum who she hadn't seen in 18 months, Robert and Stewart Miller dressed up in tuxedos for their flight, while Sydney Airport's arrivals hall was transformed into a sea of colour as quarantine-free flights resumed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [US puts New Zealand into higher travel risk group]( The US Embassy here says new travel guidelines are “in no way a reflection on New Zealand’s Covid-19 response”. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Trans-Tasman bubble: Wellington Airport puts on spectacular welcome]( Air New Zealand’s first trans-Tasman bubble flight landed in Wellington with cheers, applause and plenty of tears. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [DOC hut with the 'toughest bed bugs known to mankind' to close for refit]( Despite five treatments at the North Arm Hut on the Rakiura Track to clear the egg-laying invaders, the critters have continued to make their presence felt. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [47 passengers on one flight to Hong Kong test positive for Covid]( All of the passengers on Vistara Flight 6395 from Delhi, India had passed a PCR test. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Trans-Tasman bubble in pictures: Families reunited in New Zealand airports after Australian flights]( Stuff visual journalists captured the special moments of reunion on the first day of the trans-Tasman travel bubble. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Trans-Tasman bubble: Emotional scenes as first flight touches down in Auckland]( Miriana Rawiri, who arrived on the flight, hugged her son and grandson for the first time in two years. “I have never felt better,” she said. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Trans-Tasman bubble: Free Champagne, Koru and business class kits for first flights]( The national carrier is giving away lots of freebies on its first day of quarantine-free Tasman travel, including 24,000 bottles of Champagne [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Trans-Tasman bubble: TV presenter Matty McLean reunites with his brother in Sydney]( The siblings caught up for the first time in 18 months, enjoying "some bubbles in the bubble". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? [See what it takes to reach the top of the leader board.]( [Mags4Gifts]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus]( [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](