No timeline yet for airfare transparency, says transport ministry

No timeline yet for airfare transparency, says transport ministry
Air NZ is the dominant player in the domestic aviation market, although Jetstar competes against it on a number of key routes. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Oliver Lewis
Government officials have spent three months working on options for publicly reporting on airfares, but there’s no timeframe for when the transparency-boosting measure might be in place.Last August, then-Transport Minister Simeon Brown gave a speech at the Aviation Industry Association Conference where he said he had directed the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to develop a monthly on-time performance report for airlines.MOT has delivered several reports since then, assessing the on-time performance of flights operated by Air New Zealand and...

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