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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce confirmed the Australian airline will ban passengers not vaccinated against COVID-19 from international flights, traveller.com.au first reported Wednesday. 

The big picture: Joyce indicated in November he planned for Qantas to require international travelers provide proof of vaccination. He aims to have the mandate in place by December, when the airline plans to resume global operations. All Qantas staff must be vaccinated by March 2022 unless they have a medical exemption.

Qantas to ban unvaccinated travelers from international flights

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Alan Joyce, chief executive officer of Qantas Airways Ltd., speaks during a news conference in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, Feb. 25

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce  during a February news conference in Sydney. Photo: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce confirmed the Australian airline will ban passengers not vaccinated against COVID-19 from international flights, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="traveller.com.au first reported" data-vars-click-url="https://www.traveller.com.au/qantas-covid19-vaccine-rules-alan-joyce-reaffirms-airline-will-ban-unvaccinated-passengers-from-international-flights-h1yggn?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1631142183-1" data-vars-content-id="67a271b6-1f85-4f66-b894-7ba9171b72ce" data-vars-headline="Qantas to ban unvaccinated travelers from international flights" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.traveller.com.au/qantas-covid19-vaccine-rules-alan-joyce-reaffirms-airline-will-ban-unvaccinated-passengers-from-international-flights-h1yggn?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1631142183-1" target="_blank">traveller.com.au first reported</a> Wednesday. The big picture: Joyce <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="indicated in November" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/airlines-covid-vaccine-passports-drive-6fb11f81-f5b7-49d9-817f-18ac71a8d489.html" data-vars-content-id="67a271b6-1f85-4f66-b894-7ba9171b72ce" data-vars-headline="Qantas to ban unvaccinated travelers from international flights" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/airlines-covid-vaccine-passports-drive-6fb11f81-f5b7-49d9-817f-18ac71a8d489.html" target="_self">indicated in November</a> he planned for Qantas to require international travelers provide proof of vaccination. He aims to have the mandate in place by December, when the airline plans to resume global operations. All Qantas <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="staff must be vaccinated" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/naveenjrazik/status/1427777492065001484" data-vars-content-id="67a271b6-1f85-4f66-b894-7ba9171b72ce" data-vars-headline="Qantas to ban unvaccinated travelers from international flights" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/naveenjrazik/status/1427777492065001484" target="_blank">staff must be vaccinated</a> by March 2022 unless they have a medical exemption.

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