2000 quarantining travellers could be housed at hubs based at Avalon Airport. Photo / FilePressure is mounting on state and federal governments to relinquish hotel quarantine to dedicated regional hubs, with two Australian billionaire businessmen leading the charge. If the proposals are successful, at least 2000 Australians could be housed at hubs based at Avalon Airport, 50 minutes southwest of Melbourne, and at Wellcamp Airport in Toowoomba, 90 minutes from Brisbane. Avalon Airport CEO Justin Giddings told NCA NewsWire passengers would disembark at Avalon, be processed through immigration and walk 500 metres directly into a quarantine facility, "allowing minimal contact with anybody". "We've got two obvious candidates – Avalon Airport, where there's space and an international terminal, and of course Melbourne Airport as well.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 16, 2021 03:13 UTC