Jetstar passengers from Melbourne allowed to leave Sydney airport without COVID-19 screening

A plane FULL of Jetstar passengers from Melbourne were allowed to leave Sydney airport without screening because health teams were busy with another flight

A plane full of Jetstar travellers from Melbourne was allowed through screening at Sydney airport because staff were busy with other passengers. 

NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant confirmed on Wednesday that the Jetstar passengers were allowed to walk out of Sydney airport while health officers were screening another flight. 

Contact tracing is now being hurriedly carried out to track the movements of passengers aboard Jetstar flight JQ520 – which landed in Sydney at 6.40pm on Tuesday evening from Melbourne. 

 A plane full of Jetstar travellers from Melbourne was allowed through screening at Sydney airport because staff were busy with other passengers 

‘Passengers were disembarked when the health screening team were screening another airline,’ Ms Chant said on Wednesday,’ Ms Chant said. 

‘We are in the process of tracing them up. If anyone has travelled in breach of any orders, we will report them to police and take the appropriate action depending on whether anyone is symptomatic to ensure the community is protected,’ she said. 

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