Profits have fallen at national airline Air New Zealand, with the Christchurch and Japanese earthquakes hitting the company hard.

There seems to be a general consensus out there that budget airlines are a good way to get around Europe easily and on the cheap.

At the height of the aviation chaos caused by the ash cloud, I commented to my wife, "It's going to be interesting to see the outcome of this ... "

There's nothing like being left waiting at a chilly airport to make you appreciate Air NZ.

As desperate airlines clamber over each other for custom, passengers know they can demand more from in-flight catering.

The latest in a series of Air NZ promotional videos featuring US celebrities and the Jim Henson Company-created puppet Rico, has been released.

It's the refund you can claim when your airfare is non-refundable - but few travellers appear to know about it.

Heavy rain, sleet and snow is threatening parts of NZ. Follow developments and read reader reaction from your area.

Weather forecasters say worst of electrical storms over but heavy snow likely in south.

Dizzee Rascal is facing a lifetime ban from British Airways after being thrown off a flight.

Thomas Stuker, a car sales consultant from Chicago, has racked up 10 million miles flying United.