03/06/2026
As members of ATIA we're calling on the Australian Government to change the travel advisory for Middle Eastern airports from Level 4 "Do not travel" to Level 3 "Reconsider your need to travel".
At the current Level 4, Australians have significantly less rights with their travel insurance whilst transiting through airports in the Middle East. Downgrading the advisory level makes sense given an airside transit of a couple of hours carries a fundamentally different risk to a holiday in-country. It's time for Australia to follow countries including the UK, Germany and France by aligning to our advisory to Level 3, allowing Australians to transit through the Middle Eastern airports to Europe, India and Africa with confidence.