Originally Posted by
27/09
Hmmm, Pretty sure the Dash 8's were still going into Taupo just prior to the lockdown.
What happens post lockdown is perhaps another story. However it was my understanding that one of the strings attached to the loan was that for the term of the loan all ports in the network pre lockdown had to be still serviced post lockdown.
An additional comment, I guess if Air NZ don't draw down the loan then they won't be bound by any strings.
Edit: I see while I was typing Flash beat me to it
They were flying south, but Sounds Air were flying from Wellington, Air Chathams picked up the others I mentioned. Arguably NZ hasn't the population for all the domestic routes. It'll be interesting to how much government business travel is replaced by Skype and Zoom