
Suspected Samoa coronavirus case: 'Cancel travel plans'
Samoa has its first suspected Covid-19 case - a person who travelled there from Auckland.
Samoa has its first suspected Covid-19 case - a person who travelled there from Auckland.
Airlines are balancing hunkering down with readiness for some sort of normal.
The move has been triggered by the public health response to the coronavirus crisis.
New boss says airline will prevail but will look much different.
Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford has announced details of the Government's $600 million aviation support package to cushion the impact of Covid-19.
Rob Fyfe says the airline must survive, takes a swipe over border rules.
The Govt will unveil a $600m package as the funding future of Air NZ is worked on.
Air NZ has slashed capacity and is poised for even deeper cuts in its domestic routes.
There are 12 confirmed cases of the virus in New Zealand - all are linked to overseas.
Air New Zealand has activated crisis centres at head office and at Auckland Airport.
Moves to safeguard connections to the world have been welcomed.
Australian carrier says it may use passenger planes for freight operations.
Slumping demand and travel restrictions mean services are pared back or suspended.
The interim dividend of 11c has also been cancelled.
Expert makes the dramatic prediction as countries lock down their borders.
Up to 30 per cent of Air NZ staff face losing their jobs as travel dries up
'We just want to get out... it doesn't matter which country we go to'.
The strict restrictions left room for some Kiwis to continue doing their jobs.
Shares in one of the world's biggest carriers fell by nearly 25 per cent.
This comes a month after the company cut its annual earnings guidance by $5m.
But one NZ agent says there are signs businesses have plans to resume travel.
Hundreds of trips will need to be rebooked by agents.
Staff are being redeployed around the business.
COMMENT: Reasons behind salary sacrifices are bad news in the long run for passengers.
The airline is slashing capacity, grounding superjumbos as it rides the storm
Greg Foran started in Air NZ's top job on February 3 - as the Covid-19 crisis hit
It could be survival of the fittest if the coronavirus crisis worsens.
Analysts say the market may have over-reacted to the financial threat to listed companies.
This is the worst financial hit facing Air NZ since 2001 but it's a different airline now.