Photo: ODT filesAir New Zealand is adding flights on regional routes, including Dunedin and Invercargill, for the upcoming school holidays. Routes with additional flights between July 6 and July 19 include Blenheim, Dunedin, Gisborne, Hamilton, Invercargill, Kerikeri, Napier, New Plymouth, Nelson, Palmerston North, Rotorua, Timaru, Tauranga and Whangarei. "It’s clear lots of people are looking to have a winter escape in the coming weeks so our team has been working to add extra capacity where we can on our regional routes. "The extra flights include 14 return services on our Wellington-Nelson route, 13 returns on both our Christchurch-Invercargill and Christchurch-Palmerston North routes, as well as 10 additional return services between Christchurch and Nelson and Christchurch and Tauranga." The airline announced last week it’ll be adding extra capacity on all of its main trunk routes through either extra flights or by upgauging aircraft.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 21, 2020 23:15 UTC