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Additionally, Air NZ Link pilots were told last week that forward bookings are better than expected and the schedule requires all 'hibernation' crew to be brought out and utilised. They had excess crew and could not keep everyone current, so some went into hibernation. Friends that work the Milford flights said that they're really busy and that NZMF airport was full over the weekend with Kiwi Tourists. Makes you wonder if the Air NZ Link redundancies will be brought back this side of Christmas.
And if demand really continues with domestic tourism increases so much, it makes you wonder whether some furloughed Jet guys might be offered contracts to help out the Links.
Supposedly Foran was in the Auckland regional crew room the other day saying July bookings are 80% better than they forecast. Fingers crossed it isn't just a post-lock down blip and it is kept up. Once socially distancing on planes is gone hopefully they can do some better deals and full the planes entirely.