patsmb 14 Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) Not me but friends who are in the UK at the minute They plan to come back to Oz in December and have a direct16 hour flight to Perth booked with Quantas from Heathrow They recently applied for the G2G pass and were knocked back the reply stated they do not meet the criteria Both are double vacinated and had a booster Both are citizens too My thinking is should they have completed the Dept of Human Affairs travel form before the G2G ? Would appreciate any input thanks Edited November 11, 2021 by patsmb Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
palaceboy1 118 Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) I did not think Quantas were flying to Perth at the moment ? Edited November 12, 2021 by palaceboy1 Perth Bound. Northern Suburbs Queue date 103 visa 24/08/2015 Applied for 143 visa 06/01/2020 Acknowledgement date 21/01/2020 Request for further documents 06/02/2020 Uk & Australian police checks done 11/02/2020 Form 80 completed 12/02/2020 two medical done 11/02/2020 (one referral to GP high blood pressure) Request for AOS bond received 05/03/2020 bond paid 06/03/2020 AOS approved 13/03/2020 2nd VAC request 19/03/2020 Paid 2nd VAC 23/03/2020 Visa granted 02/06/2020 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
talktosi 8 Posted November 12, 2021 Do they have a flight booked ? The only flights that qantas are offering in December are direct flight to Darwin, then internal to Perth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemesis 1,706 Posted November 13, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 20:27, talktosi said: Do they have a flight booked ? The only flights that qantas are offering in December are direct flight to Darwin, then internal to Perth. Qantas did originally list the non-stop flight as LHR-Perth, same as pre-pandemic. Due to the WA border issues though they are moving the flights to Darwin, but haven't said if this is a permanent move. I know someone who is booked to go home in May and the flight is ticketed as from Perth, but Qantas said she may well get moved at some point from Perth to Darwin, with her domestic connecting flight moved too. They just aren't moving flights too far ahead until they see how the border closures pan out. The OP's friends may well think they are booked non-stop to Perth but they are far more likely to be moved and be landing in Darwin, with a domestic transfer to Perth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtritudr 292 Posted November 14, 2021 13 hours ago, Nemesis said: The OP's friends may well think they are booked non-stop to Perth but they are far more likely to be moved and be landing in Darwin, with a domestic transfer to Perth. Which can't happen if the border to WA is closed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marisawright 10,232 Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, rtritudr said: Which can't happen if the border to WA is closed. It can if you have an exemption Scot by birth, emigrated 1985 | Aussie husband granted UK spouse visa, moved to UK May 2015 | Returned to Oz June 2016 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patsmb 14 Posted November 14, 2021 On 12/11/2021 at 10:22, patsmb said: Not me but friends who are in the UK at the minute They plan to come back to Oz in December and have a direct16 hour flight to Perth booked with Quantas from Heathrow They recently applied for the G2G pass and were knocked back the reply stated they do not meet the criteria Both are double vacinated and had a booster Both are citizens too My thinking is should they have completed the Dept of Human Affairs travel form before the G2G ? Would appreciate any input thanks Thanks everyone -friends now have G2G pass confirmed and as far as i know it is the direct Heathrow -Perth flight they have booked They did i beleive upload the ticket to get the pass but nothing has been said as to the flight being diverted to Darwin Only time will tell I guess Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
db100 7 Posted November 14, 2021 A colleague was booked on the direct flight to Perth in mid February 2022. A couple of days after Qantas announced Darwin was to be the new arrival point, his flight was changed by Qantas automatically, that was a few weeks ago now. 149413 - Transport Company Manager (SA State Nomination - 85 Points) Vetassess submitted 24/09/18 PTE Passed 08/11/18 Positive skills assessment received 06/12/18 EOI and SA nomination submitted 10/12/18 SA State Sponsorship received 18/12/18 489 visa application submitted 20/01/19 Medical & PCC - TBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patsmb 14 Posted November 15, 2021 Our friends rang Qantas and we’re told no it’s still a direct flight to Perth from Heathrow But the direct flight out now goes from Darwin to Heathrow In some ways I think the left hand does not know what the right is doing Time will tell I suppose 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patsmb 14 Posted January 7, 2022 Friends now in Perth quarantine and yes it went to Darwin first despite what Qantas told them 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
