A Sounds Air link to vineyards in Hawke's Bay is on the cards.
A new air service linking the wine regions of Hawke's Bay and Marlborough is in its final planning stages, Sounds Air managing director Andrew Crawford has said.
Mr Crawford said he expected to be able to make a full announcement about the service "within the week".
Sounds Air announced it
had begun looking into creating a twice-weekly direct air link between Hawke's Bay and Marlborough back in May with one of its aircraft, a nine-seater Pilatus PC12, touching down at Hawke's Bay Airport.
Mr Crawford said the wine industry was a key focus of the service which was predominantly seen as a business route rather than direct tourism route.
He said it was often "a pain" for people wanting to travel between Napier and Blenheim for business. The initial plans were for a twice weekly service with two return flights - one in the morning and one in the evening.
