Another update for Auck airport as new travel restrictions bite

Another update for Auck airport as new travel restrictions bite
Pattrick Smellie
Auckland International Airport will issue new guidance before the NZX opens on Monday as it tries to guess the earnings impact of the unprecedented travel restrictions on international arrivals announced by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday.However, it will not become clear until perhaps mid-week how large the reduction in international air traffic to and from New Zealand will be during a 16-day lockdown until March 30, which is more than likely to be extended, given the extension of bans initially imposed on arrivals from China in earl...

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