Paul Henry's scathing critique of Air New Zealand calling for its chief executive and chair to be replaced shows a sense of entitlement and that he doesn't know what it takes to run an airline, a prominent lawyer and business leader have said. It comes after broadcaster Henry wrote a column published in the NZ Herald on Tuesday, where he accused Air New Zealand of dropping the ball as people begin to travel again. He was interviewed about the article by AM host Melissa Chan-Green on Wednesday morning where he doubled down - claiming he'd been paying high prices for "minimal service" for the past two years. Michael Barnett, the Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive, told AM Henry's comments were wrong. "I look at Air New Zealand - they're an airline sitting there waiting for a Government to say that they can fly, waiting for a Government to say that people can come back into the country," Barnett said on Wednesday morning.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 11, 2022 07:15 UTC