Air NZ's warning over summer peak flying

Air NZ is warning passengers to consider taking out domestic travel insurance and turn up early during the summer peak during which it will put on 90,000 more seats. Some passengers and crew missed flights last summer after congestion at Auckland Airport. Air NZ will operate 2.2m seats across its domestic network over the peak December-January period, 90,000 more than the same period last year. Air NZ has added more than 180 extra flights between Dec 21 and 31 to get holidaymakers to and from their destinations. The busiest flying days are expected to be Thursday, Dec 21 through to Christmas Eve with passenger numbers peaking Friday, Dec 22, when Air NZ will provide more than 45,000 seats across about 530 domestic flights. <br/>