Air New Zealand is gearing up for its busiest July in two years, relaunching 14 international routes in 16 days. With these routes back in action, the airline will be operating 60 per cent of its international capacity - the most international flying in the last two years. The airline has hired or rehired more than 2000 Air New Zealand staff across the business including 150 pilots, more than 500 cabin crew, and 270 airport employees. RNZ today reported Air New Zealand has resorted to offering cash incentives of up to $1400 to entice people to work for the airline. The airline had about 12,500 staff before the pandemic hit and it shed about a third of its workers.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 23, 2022 11:56 UTC