India flights suspended, community outraged

India flights suspended, community outraged
Paul McBeth
The government will temporarily suspend flights from India as it tries to work out how to mitigate the impact of rising covid-19 cases overseas creating a spike in infections at New Zealand’s border.However, Kiwis from the Indian community were quick to take to social media to voice their disappointment and frustration at prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement, while others questioned why no other nation’s flights were suspended, such as from the UK.Ardern’s decision comes soon after the Ministry of Health said at...

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