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Fears transtasman flight cuts could affect last-minute bookings

Otago Daily Times Online News·Tuesday, 12 May 2026·21 days ago
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Cuts to transtasman flights due to higher fuel costs have tourism operators worried on the impact they will have on last-minute bookings. Last month, Qantas said it would cut domestic flights as it flagged as much as $NZ966m in extra fuel costs. It said it had reduced domestic capacity by about 5 percentage points in the fourth quarter. In March, Jetstar said it would axe a number of flights - including some international between Auckland and Sydney and Auckland and Brisbane. Regional Tourism New Zealand chair Andrew Wilson told Nine to Noon the impact hadn't been felt yet, but he feared it would have implications on customers after late bookings. "The frequency of service and the ability for people to be able to book probably last minute or to try and find something that meets a really specific kind of time-frame," he said.…

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