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The airport said it expects the downturn in passenger traffic to persist “until government travel restrictions are eased”.
Avalon Airport chief executive Justin Giddings has raised the idea that his airport could be one of just a handful to accept flights from New Zealand as flying slowly begins to resume.
The airline said, “Passengers will be denied boarding if they refuse to wear a mask except if there are exceptional reasons.”
Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham appeared to criticise Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk suggestion that her state’s borders may remain closed until September.
Air New Zealand will restart its Wellington to Queenstown route on 28 May and add additional flights between Auckland and Queenstown due to strong demand.
The airline is insisting it is reluctant to keep the middle seat free when recreational domestic travel resumes in July, reversing an earlier policy introduced in late April.
