The long-awaited demise of Managed Isolation next year has shaken up the travel plans for New Zealanders flying home.
With arrivals from Australia being exempt from MIQ after 17 January and the rest of the world from 14 February, the airline is expecting there will be a lot of travellers will want to rethink their travel. Or, finally make new plans to fly abroad.
"This is incredibly exciting news for New Zealanders at home and overseas and we can't wait to welcome our customers back on board," said the airline's chief of customer Leanne Geraghty.
With New Zealand nationals no longer subject to isolation, the airline says it hopes that plans to open the border to international travellers can be moved forward.
"We can be ready before late April to fly visitors from around the globe," said Geraghty.