Kerre Woodham: Kiwis fly as Skippy flops, trips and stumbles
People who booked on Jetstar and Qantas have been left frustrated and grounded in the airline terminals.
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Air NZ, Qantas to resume flights
Air NZ's domestic and trans-Tasman flights will go ahead as scheduled tomorrow.
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As South Island passengers find flights are delayed, many await travel news in airport terminals.
Qantas cancels all flights to and from NZ
Qantas has cancelled all flights in and out of New Zealand today, dashing the hopes of thousands of stranded passengers.
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Air NZ flights unaffected by ash
Air NZ would adjust flight routes and altitudes to ensure aircraft remained clear of ash.
Volcanic ash cloud cancels transtasman flights
International flights have been cancelled as a volcanic ash cloud from Chile heads towards NZ,
7000 Qantas cabin crew staff offered redundancy
Qantas hopes 350 - or five per cent - of its cabin crew will take up voluntary redundancy.
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Budget airline Jetstar is set to charge customers up to $10 extra to check-in with a human being for domestic flights.