Deputy NZ PM, wants flights to NZ operating for NZ ski season.
https://www.traveller.com.au/ski-sea...skiiers-h1nrnw
NZ govt needs flights to resume ASAP or country will go down the toilet along with the all blecks (had to get this one in, sorry all you kiwis about losing the RWC)
So, NZ govt will be pushing to get flights to NA operating ASAP, so think soon after you can fly to NZ from OZ, you'll be able to connect with flights from NZ to NA.
So if you then can fly to NA via NZ, how could any govt stop nonstops ?
Read somewhere, on another forum I think, that if USA doesn't open fast enough, airlines might use TIJ, as Mexican govt will allow flights.
TIJ is literally right on the U.S. border at San Diego.
You can use a facility called CBX, cross border express to literally walk a few hundred metres from Mexico to USA.
So fly into TIJ walk to San Diego where you clear U.S. customs & immigration & yes you have to get to SAN if want to fly somewhere else in USA, but SAN is well serviced even right now.
Also read that some non U.S. airlines are looking to fly HNL/mainland USA as an extension of flight into HNL, but they obviously can't sell HNL/LAX for example, but they could sell HNL/TIJ, which would probably be attractive to San Diego residents.