The spread of Covid has seen many countries close their borders in an attempt to control the virus, and Australia is just one example.
At the time of writing only limited travel is allowed, with exemptions for Australian citizens, permanent residents, and immediate family members of Australian citizens or permanent residents.
However, later this month Australia will open up its borders again to vaccinated tourists and other visa holders from February 21, 2022.
If you fancy a holiday to the southern hemisphere and are flying from Gatwick Airport then here are some of your options.
Gatwick Airport flights to Australia for 2022
The travel agency Skyscanner has a number of options for travel to Australia for a huge variety of prices.
Its cheapest price for Melbourne comes to £604, whilst jetting off to Brisbane will cost you £663 at its lowest rate.
Meanwhile, the cheapest rate for the Gold Coast is £720, as is Darwin, Perth is £713 and Adelaide is from £680.
All of these locations and more are available to book via Skyscanner throughout most of the months of 2022 from the end of February.
The flights and list of dates from when you can book regular flights from Gatwick Airport are as follows:
Melbourne - September 4, 2022
Brisbane - February 22, 2022
Adelaide - April 1, 2022
Perth - September 1, 2022
Darwin - March 1, 2022
Gold Coast - July 16, 2022
Other Australian locations can be found via the Skyscanner website.
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