Qantas reports travel surge as Western Australia reopens

The chief executive of Australia’s largest airline group has revealed how many passengers are booked to travel to and from Perth as coronavirus border restrictions are eased this week. For the first time in almost two years, many visitors will be able to travel to Western Australia (WA) without having to quarantine. The state government has imposed some of the strictest COVID-19 curbs in the country, with the reopening trailing a similar move by authorities elsewhere in the country last