Australia and New Zealand look to open borders
Airlines are joining the growing chorus for the Tasman twins to open up their border control so there will be no border between them, similar to how Continental European countries have.
JETSTAR chief Bruce Buchanan wants Australia and New Zealand to adopt a common border and drop travel restrictions across the Tasman.
The move would end customs, immigration and quarantine checks and allow the Qantas offshoot to operate from low-cost secondary airports.
He acknowledged that quarantine and border security issues would have to be resolved.
But the move could mirror airline operations in Europe where carriers, like Irish-owned Ryanair, fly unrestricted between capitals.
Mr Buchanan said return airfares between both countries were likely to fall by $60 under a common border arrangement.