Air NZ will operate limited services to enable essential travel and maintain cargo flow, even as it cuts international schedules by 95% from March 30 to May 31. This will “keep air freight moving through key cargo corridors to North America and Asia,” it says. The carrier will operate 3 long-haul services from Auckland, flying thrice-weekly to Los Angeles, twice a week to Hong Kong, and to Shanghai on alternate days, starting May 2. The Hong Kong service will be retimed to a night operation “to maximise connection opportunities for cargo”. The carrier will also maintain 3 trans-Tasman routes, each operated twice- or thrice-weekly, and 5 weekly Pacific services. It plans to operate weekly services to Samoa and Tonga if restrictions on international travel are lifted. <br/>