International and domestic passengers are crying foul, complaining of airfares costing two or three times what they did pre-pandemic. But Air New Zealand said airlines priced the last seats on planes higher to ensure those needing to travel urgently could fly. The normal price for a flight would have been less than $2000 and I’ve paid over $4000. That, combined with a shortage of some aircraft, rising fuel prices, and inflation had forced the airline to review and increase its prices. “You can’t get those cheap fares anymore, you have to book like at least three months, two months ahead.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 31, 2022 00:35 UTC