Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran talks to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking. Video / Newstalk ZBAir New Zealand will organise more than 800 flights for 50,000 passengers over the next 48 hours to get Kiwis home. Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran told Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking this morning that this is a major logistical challenge, but that the airline was prepared to deliver. Foran said the airline had anticipated the possibility that the Delta variant could enter New Zealand at some stage. The latest lockdown will come as another hit to the airline, which forecast losses of up to $530 million earlier this month.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 17, 2021 20:03 UTC