Households have been reunited after the primary direct flight from Australia to Wellington touched down in New Zealand from Brisbane this morning.
It is the newest direct worldwide flight to take off from Brisbane Airport following the mass culling of routes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maatakiri Rapira hadn't seen her dad and mom in New Zealand for nearly 4 years.
"I simply need to go dwelling and hug my dad and mom, that is all I need to do and they do not know I am coming," she mentioned earlier than her flight.
Mags and Miles Thompson, additionally travelling to Wellington, had been excited by the brand new route, which marks a return to extra accessible worldwide journey.
"Oh it is the perfect factor ever. I really cried after I handed my COVID check this morning," Ms Thompson mentioned.
Every day flights from Brisbane to Dubai resumed this month.
From tomorrow, direct flights from Brisbane to Los Angeles and Kuala Lumpur will resume.
From July 1, Air Canada will resume flights to Vancouver 4 occasions per week, with Philippine Airways flights to Manila coming back from April 3.
Jetstar flights from Brisbane to Bali return in Might.
Rachel Bronish from the Brisbane Airport Company mentioned the flight routes marked a brand new chapter for the airline and journey trade.
"We actually suppose that is the start," she mentioned.
Ms Bronish added with ever-changing COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines various in keeping with nation, supporting a journey agent for worldwide journeys was one of the best ways ahead.
"Getting a journey agent is all the time a great possibility, as a result of there are totally different guidelines for various nations so it all the time pays to do your analysis within the first occasion," she mentioned.