17th March 2020 By Staff Reporter | news@tourismticker.com | @tourismticker
Air New Zealand is slashing trans-Tasman capacity by 80%.
It has suspended 13 Australian routes in the light of travel restrictions due to coronavirus.
The suspensions begin on March 30 and will continue until June 30, with possible changes.
The action matches Qantas and subsidiary Jetstar’s cutting of international capacity by around 90%, and domestic flights by 60%, which will see 150 grounded.
The following routes are affected –
Wellington to Sydney: Reduced to two return services per week.
Christchurch to Sydney: Reduced to two return services per week.
Auckland to Sydney: Reduced to seven return services per week.
Auckland to Brisbane: Reduced to five return services per week.
Auckland to Melbourne: Reduced to seven return services per week.
All other Tasman routes are suspended from 30 March to 30 June as follows:
Auckland-Adelaide
Auckland-Cairns
Auckland-Sunshine Coast
Auckland-Coolangatta
Auckland-Perth
Christchurch-Brisbane
Christchurch-Melbourne
Christchurch-Coolangatta
Wellington-Brisbane
Wellington-Melbourne
Queenstown-Melbourne
Queenstown-Sydney
Queenstown-Brisbane
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