Originally Posted by
ElZilcho
Probably because “they” can’t agree on who will pay for the domestic flight to CHC (and back?).
I was more meaning why not allow EK or other airlines for that matter to fly into CHC or even WLG rather than funneling everyone into AKL and then scrabbling to put on domestic flights (payed by us) for the ones that don't live around the north half of the north island.