Illawarra residents looking to make a quick getaway to Melbourne via Shellharbour Airport are in for a surprise.
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NSW Health officials, with the support of NSW Police, are at the airport conducting screening and testing of passengers arriving from Melbourne.
Shellharbour Airport staff are informing passengers on arrival.
Fly Corporate is also conducting temperature checks on all passengers and ensuring that passengers wear masks.
Fly Corporate is checking postcodes of passengers departing Melbourne and informing those from virus hotspots about current regulations and penalties for breaching those regulations.
Fly Corporate, based at Brisbane Airport, only resumed its regional airline flights on May 4, albeit in a reduced capacity.
All Fly Corporate flights out of Shellharbour Airport were grounded in March.
This was due to the federal government's strict domestic travel restrictions and other states closing their borders.
Prior to COVID-19, Shellharbour offered 10 return services per week to Melbourne; under the RANS Schedule which started from May 4, this was reduced to two.
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Agron Latifi
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
