Planes on plug-in power: Electric future for Wairarapa air travel
18 Feb, 2021 07:52 PM
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Gary Freedman, founder of Electric Air. Photo / Wairarapa Times-Age
The future of commercial air travel to and from Wairarapa could be electric.
Late last year, travel strategists met in Masterton to debate the long-term prospects of flights in and out of Hood Aerodrome.
The talks included Air New Zealand representatives, Masterton District Council and the airport s recently formed strategic advisory group.
The blue-sky thinking fell short of commitments to returning commuter flights to the area after a seven-year hiatus.
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But tomorrow s journeys could run on plug-in power, rather than traditional fuels.
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