Coronavirus: Travellers snap up all of Air NZ's special $9 fares in minutes

Air NZ has sold out of the 1000 $9 domestic airfares it put up for sale on Monday morning to try address softening demand as a result of coronavirus. Air NZ chief revenue officer Cam Wallace said the "absolutely outstanding" fares were due to "softening domestic demand growth as a result of coronavirus". An airline spokeswoman said the sale broke all previous Grabaseat records with traffic to its website peaking at 70,000 unique visits shortly after 9am. All of the $9 fares sold out within minutes. New Zealand's only recorded case of Covid-19 came after an infected traveller flew into New Zealand on Wednesday, February 26, from Tehran, Iran via Bali on Emirates flight EK450. Health officials have contacted 18 passengers who were seated near the person, but not all have responded.<br/>