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A top epidemiologist believes Aotearoa New Zealand is ready to open up for a trans-Tasman travel bubble. Auckland Airport has been preparing for the bubble by splitting its international terminal into two zones - one for those coming from high risk countries coming and another for low risk passengers. Photo: RNZ / Liu Chen The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to make an announcement on quarantine-free travel to and from Australia tomorrow. University of Otago professor Michael Baker said h...

Air New Zealands first quarantine-free flight lands in Auckland 21 Jan, 2021 04:25 AM 6 minutes to read For Virginia Cabral the chance to finally meet 7-month-old granddaughter Maria Virginia was sweet. Straight through the Auckland International Airport on the first quarantine-free flight from the Cook Islands she got to meet the baby for the first time. Cabral was also reunited with her other granddaughter Mahina who she had not seen for more than a year and in Auckland Airports arrivals area...

Photo: RNZ / Matthew Theunissen She had been waiting for her daughter and two grandsons. "Its really exciting. Were getting emotional now, because we havent seen them. We talk to them, but seeing them is totally different." There were emotional scenes at Auckland Airport as people were able to see relatives for the first time in many months. Photo: RNZ / Matthew Theunissen Mangere resident Richard Lyden was there to meet his wife, who had been in the Cook Islands for six weeks to see a sick fa...

Australia remains the big target for airlines and the tourist industry.

Covid-19: Air New Zealands first quarantine-free Cook Islands flight en-route to Auckland Airport 20 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Air New Zealands first quarantine-free flight in months lands to emotional welcome. / Air NZ The first quarantine-free flight into New Zealand for 10 months is heading for Auckland Airport. Air New Zealand flight NZ941 is due to land just after 11.10am - about 20 minutes late. For the first time since last April, passengers from the flight will pass through t...

• Source:  1 NEWS Cook Islanders are now able to travel to New Zealand without completing a 14-day stay in Covid-19 managed isolation. Your playlist will load after this ad The travel bubble with the Cook Islands kicks in today, and the first passengers are set to arrive. Source: Breakfast The Government announced the travel bubbl...

21 January 2021 For the first time in nearly 10 months, international arrivals into Auckland Airport can walk directly into the arms of loved ones. The touch-down of the first quarantine-free flight from the Cook Islands today will be a special moment for Cook Islanders in both countries who are now able to reconnect more easily, said Scott Tasker, Auckland Airport General Manager Aeronautical Commercial. “Air travel is important for trade, business or just heading off on an exciting adventur...

14 December 2020 Air cargo capacity is failing to keep pace with demand as economies begin the post-COVID rebuild and it’s a situation that’s set to continue well into the new year. International cargo capacity at Auckland Airport fell 38% year-on-year in October and is predicted to be down by a similar volume during the traditional peak in November and December. It’s a bigger fall than both the 28.7% year-on-year international capacity drop for the Asia Pacific region and the 25% shrink...

Monday, 14 December 2020, 8:06 am Air cargo capacity is failing to keep pace with demand as economies begin the post-COVID rebuild and it’s a situation that’s set to continue well into the new year. International cargo capacity at Auckland Airport fell 38% year-on-year in October and is predicted to be down by a similar volume during the traditional peak in November and December. It’s a bigger fall than both the 28.7% year-on-year international capacity drop for the Asia Pacific region a...