Flights into Queensland have skyrocketed to as much as $1,000 for a one-way ticket as airlines cash in on families desperate to leave NSW.
Sydney s Covid-19 outbreak has grown to 28 cases after testing on Thursday identified 10 more cases linked to a cluster on the city s Northern Beaches.
Before the outbreak Virgin was offering one-way flights for as little at $89.
Shortly after the it was announced, prices for flights into the state jumped to thousands of dollars.
Thousands of anxious passengers are desperately trying to fly out of Sydney before their Christmas travel plans are ruined after a growing COVID outbreak
Some flights cost $800 in some cases for travellers to fly from Sydney to Brisbane on Virgin
Thousands of anxious passengers are desperately trying to fly out of Sydney before their Christmas travel plans are ruined after a growing COVID outbreak on the city s northern beaches.
The cluster of 17 cases is predicted to grow on Friday, with NSW Premier Gladys Berejikilian warning the state to brace for the results of a massive testing blitz.
The outbreak comes on what is the busiest weekend of the year for airports, when millions of Australians catch flights around the country for Christmas.
One couple from the northern beaches had arrived at the airport simply to find out if they could fly after struggling to get any help online or over the phone.