110 repatriated from NZ, more seasonal workers for Australia [1]
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 16:35. Updated on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 16:45.
All repatriates will spend 21 days in quarantine at the Tanoa Hotel and Makeke Camp.
The Auckland flight also brought Tonga's first doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in cargo.
Seasonal workers
Meanwhile, another flight from Brisbane, Australia is expected to arrive later this evening without passengers.
Dr Fotu Fisi’iahi CEO for the Ministry of Internal Affairs said this flight is to pick up seasonal workers.
Last week on Thursday, 25 March, 143 seasonal workers left Tonga for Australia on a chartered flight.
On 1 April, more passengers will be repatriated from Fiji on a Lulutai Airlines aircraft, chartered by the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints.