Sounds Air will receive government funding under a new package to keep essential transport networks alive. Sounds Air chief executive Andrew Crawford said the funding was a "vote of confidence" in the airline and connectivity for the regions. READ MORE:* Wine bubble flies Blenheim to Wellington for level-two lunch* Coronavirus: Flying in a pandemic - pilot has just one passenger* Coronavirus: Petition to 'Save Sounds Air' collects 14,000 signatures in a day* Coronavirus: Halt to domestic travel hits New Zealand's small airlinesScott Hammond/Stuff Sounds Air chief executive Andrew Crawford Sounds Air says the funding is a "vote of confidence" in the airline. Sounds Air flew 115,000 customers last year. Under the terms of the support agreement, Sounds Air would fly 118 flights per week, providing links between Wellington-Blenheim, Wellington-Nelson, Blenheim-Christchurch, Wellington-Westport, and Wellington-Taupo.

Source: Stuff June 19, 2020 04:18 UTC