Queenstown businesses excited but cautious as trans-Tasman bubble opens
Or rather Queenstown Airport is ready to receive. After more than a year of crippling financial uncertainty for many businesses in the once buzzing tourist resort, there is light at the end of the border closed tunnel. Photo: 123rf The first trans-Tasman bubble flight is due to land in Queenstown this afternoon (about 2pm, though could be earlier) and Queenstowners are ... cautiously optimistic. While there will be a celebratory mood at the airport to welcome the flight, including the district mayor Jim Boult, operators in town are striking a more cautious approach. There's relief to be sure ...