Push for passport-free travel between Australia and New Zealand
Qantas boss Alan Joyce believes there should be passport-free travel between Australia and New Zealand.
Joyce told a business meeting in Wellington, New Zealand that flying between the two countries should be just like a domestic flight, the Australian Financial Review reported.
“We think that Australia-New Zealand should have as seamless access as possible. There's no reason why the travel between the two countries should be not like travel within New Zealand,” Joyce said on Tuesday.
“It should be the same. It would make it easier for business travellers and it would make tourism a lot easier. From an infrastructure perspective what it does is improve our efficiency dramatically because we can use domestic terminals.”
Passengers between the two nations would no longer need to clear customs or carry their passport.
In 2016, there were 1.34 million short-term visitors to Australia from New Zealand and 1.315 million visitors to New Zealand from Australia.
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