Australian States Almost Set for Resumption of Travel

Australian States Almost Set for Resumption of Travel
A general view of outdoor diners in Hardware Lane in the CBD in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 22, 2021. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
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Melbourne residents are enjoying their first weekend out of lockdown, as Australia’s airlines prepare for the return of international travel.

The Victorian capital exited its sixth lockdown on Friday after the state reached vaccination targets that it had set before it would allow people able to leave their homes for any reason.