Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran recently spoke with Edward Russell about Air New Zealand’s outlook and plans, including for a zero-emissions aircraft demonstrator that could be carrying passengers in just three years.
Expect high airfares to Australia and New Zealand for the foreseeable future. Qantas and Air New Zealand, and their foreign competitors, say international schedules may not recover until mid-decade.
Long-haul flights just got much more appealing now that Air New Zealand announced a bunk bed system. Will "Skynest" allow economy passengers to recline and rest just like those deep-pocketed business passengers are doing up front?
Flight Centre Travel Group is a global travel agency so it should be able to handle Air New Zealand and Qantas getting around to slashing travel agent commissions two decades after Delta Air Lines kicked off the trend in the U.S. It won't be without some pain, however.
Global airlines said Monday they don't want to take the responsibility mandating Covid-19 vaccines for travelers. Instead, they're more than happy to stand behind national governments as they make jabs a condition for international arrivals.