Two busloads of Australian and New Zealand tourists have been taken to an inner-city Brisbane hotel after arriving on an emergency flight from Nepal.
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The 222 Australians and 28 New Zealanders fled Nepal as the country shut down due to the coronavirus.
Their flight landed just before midday local time and the passengers will now spend 14 days in quarantine.
They were transported to a large hotel in the city. Police shut down the street in front of the hotel after the buses arrived. Defence personnel are standing guard.
Flight RA4131 is one of several mercy flights out of the South Asian country, according to reports by the Associated Press.
This is the first Nepal Airlines flight to land in Brisbane.
"Nepal air service corporation has made a historical flight to Australia today," the company posted on its Facebook page.
Australian Associated Press
