Air New Zealand is beefing up its rules on international flights and is now requiring all passengers to wear masks. All travellers on domestic flights in New Zealand already have to wear masks due to the country's Covid rules. Currently, passengers travelling between Australia, Rarotonga, Samoa, South Korea and Tonga are also subject to local government requirements to wear masks while flying. Air New Zealand chief operational integrity and safety officer David Morgan says the airline continues to proactively review operational processes to keep its passengers, employees and New Zealand safe. To date our customers have been overwhelmingly supportive of the requirement to wear masks and we thank them for their ongoing cooperation."

Source: New Zealand Herald January 24, 2021 23:03 UTC