Queensland’s government is also making a strong pitch for the Sunshine State to become Air India’s next Australian destination.

This high demand is attributed to international Indian student population, which also brings in their families and relatives, as well as segments in IT and business.

Travel agents are advising travellers to reconsider their plans for the specific days of the G20 summit.

While more than 130,000 Nepalis live in Australia which includes 60,000 students, Nepal caters to almost 40,000 Australian tourists.

Qantas passengers would only have one meal option, such as a chicken pie or a zucchini and onion frittata.

Now travel between Australia and 11 new destinations in India can be booked on Qantas codeshare flights operated by IndiGo (6E), with more routes to follow in the coming months.

Qantas passengers will be able to transit seamlessly from Qantas flights in Bengaluru, Delhi, or Singapore onto IndiGo services to other major Indian cities as well as smaller ones such as Pune and Goa.

Travel search queries from India for Australian cities like Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney have jumped 15-20 per cent this month.

With the additional services Delhi-Sydney will have five days a week flights

Liz Hicks, The University of Melbourne The federal government’s suspension of flights from India leaves some 9,000 Australian citizens stranded, 650 of whom are registered...