NSW Police admits mistake in letting overseas travellers skip quarantine and fly to Melbourne

NSW Police has taken responsibility after two international arrivals were allowed to skip hotel quarantine and board a domestic flight without an approved exemption.

A general view of the Virgin Australia check-in counters at Sydney Domestic Airport in April. Source: AAP

More than 170 passengers and crew have been forced into self-isolation after two international arrivals boarded a domestic flight from Sydney to Melbourne instead of going into hotel quarantine.

NSW Police has accepted blame for the incident, saying officers had incorrectly allowed two German nationals to fly on to Melbourne following their arrival in Sydney on Saturday.

Read the full article in English here.