Air New Zealand Mandates Vaccines for International Flyers in First for Airlines
Photo Credit: Air New Zealand is the first global carrier to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for travelers. Flickr / 馬公哥 (Oscar / Makung)
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By being the first global carrier to officially mandate Covid-19 jabs for travelers, Air New Zealand may have just set off a new wave of vaccine requirements for international travel.
Air New Zealand will mandate Covid-19 vaccinations for all international travelers from February 1, 2022, a first for an airline and signs that strict requirements are now moving from airline workers to flyers.
The move makes the Auckland-based carrier the first to set a date for a traveler vaccine mandate. In September, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the
