16 Mar 2022

Board of Airline Representatives welcomes border reopening

From Checkpoint, 5:37 pm on 16 March 2022

Aotearoa is ready to welcome back the world, but how are they going to get here.

The number of international carriers coming into the country has slimmed down considerably since Covid hit.

In February, Auckland international Airport told the Checkpoint flight movements in 2021 had slumped to levels seen 35 years ago, with destination options virtually halved from 43 to 22.

So how long will it take to fire-up on hibernating routes and at what cost?

Justin Tighe-Umbers from the board of airline representatives talks to Lisa Owen.