Air New Zealand passenger numbers rise in April

Air New Zealand passenger numbers rise in April
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard May 24 (BusinessDesk) - Air New Zealand's passenger numbers rose in April as tourists continue to flood into the country, bolstered by the timing of the Easter holiday.  Auckland-based Air NZ increased passenger numbers 6.6 percent to 1.29 million in April from the same month a year earlier and expanded its available seat kilometres or ASK 2.3 percent to 3.18 billion, it said in a monthly investor update. Of that, domestic passenger numbers climbed 6.7 percent to 849,000 and ASK rose 8.4 percent to 526 million.  The a...