Air NZ bids hasta la vista to Argentina, delays New York direct service

Fri, 24 Apr 2020

Air New Zealand's direct flights between Auckland and the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires will not resume and the national carrier says it won't launch its non-stop service to New York until late 2021 "at the earliest."It also won't resume its Los Angeles to London route, which was to have ceased anyway from October. Some 95 percent of Air New Zealand's international routes are currently suspended until at least June 30 and the airline is making drastic staff and other cuts as it anticipates shrinking to a domest...

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