The flight is one of four that will operate as part of the federal government's plan to bring home more than 30,000 Australians stranded overseas. latikambourke
Prue O'Donnell broke down in relief when getting ready to board the first repatriation flight bringing home tens of thousands of Australians stranded by the COVID-19 border bans.
"I'm really excited to go home, I didn't think I'd be home for Christmas, I'm very relieved," she said. "The thing that got me the most was people's awful comments, one of them made me cry, I had to log off," she said, becoming emotional. She said the last few months have left her feeling "really angry" at the way Australians at home have rushed to blame expats.
The 41-year-old was one of 40 passengers who made use of the Heathrow Airport's brand new rapid testing facility which turns around results in one hour, at a cost of £80 although covered in this instance by taxpayers.
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