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The airlines will now extend existing domestic and Trans-Tasman flight cancellations beyond the end of May through to the end of June 2020. International flight cancellations will be extended through to the end of July 2020.

As of today, Eurostar passengers are required to wear a face mask or face covering at stations and on board trains.

Virgin Australia has entered voluntary administration. They have released a statement to the ASX.

To help travel managers stay up-to-date on current hotel closures, we've partnered with 4th Dimension to create a live list of hotels that have temporarily closed in Australia and New Zealand.

Virgin Australia has announced it will resume flying a minimal domestic schedule from 17 April following a request by the federal government. The schedule will operate for a period of eight weeks, until 7 June, and flights will gradually go on sale from today through the airline website.

The Australian domestic airline (sold via Virgin Australia) has confirmed that will continue to operate a regular schedule between the cities of Brisbane, Bundaberg and Gladstone. These services currently run six days weekly, from Monday to Friday and on Sundays.

Air New Zealand is extending the timeframe for its significantly reduced network by a month, with its minimal international operations to continue through to 30 June 2020.

The Australian state is set to introduce even stricter border controls from 10 April, requiring everyone including state residents to apply for a pass before they can enter. Anyone who has travelled through a COVID-19 hotspot will also be required to go into 14 days quarantine.

The airline has responded to the Australian federal government's request to resume flying a minimal domestic schedule from today. The airline's additional flights will be fully operational by 20 April.

As of 11.59pm on Saturday, Queensland borders are closed to interstate FIFO workers. The two exemptions are critical roles, such as those responsible for worker health and safety, as well as FIFO or DIDO workers travelling from within Queensland.

The state has announced strict measures which come into force at its borders from 00:01 on 6 April. FIFO workers and their families will be allowed into WA but will need to undergo 14 days of self-isolation. There will be exemptions for health services, emergency workers, transport, freight, logistics, national and state security and judicial services. Residents will not be able to leave their local government area – Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek and Wyndham-East Kimberley – except for exempted reasons.

Singapore Airlines has announced plans to reinstate additional flights between Singapore and Sydney (flights SQ211 & SQ232), during the period of 3 April to 30 May. The flights have been reinstated to further increase connectivity between the two cities and ensure essential passenger and cargo movements can continue.