The Government is spending on average $6 million a week subsidising airlines to keep air cargo moving during the coronavirus pandemic. The Government is also looking at opportunities to use cargo flights to repatriate Kiwis stuck overseas due to a collapse of international air links worldwide. Government support for international air freight capacity had so far added 56 weekly cargo flights to New Zealand, with more expected, he said. “We invited commercial proposals to deliver air freight capacity with key markets," Twyford said. The airline would not operate cargo flights under the agreement to London and Buenos Aires.

Source: Stuff May 01, 2020 23:48 UTC