Asia-Pacific carriers extend capacity cuts

Air NZ and South Korea’s major airlines will keep their international schedules pared down, according to updates from the carriers. Air NZ is extending its minimal schedule, which has 95% of its capacity cut, through to the end of June, it said April 11. It is maintaining 3 services from Auckland – thrice a week to Sydney and twice weekly to Brisbane and Melbourne – while its only long-haul routes are thrice weekly to Los Angeles, twice weekly to Hong Kong and 3 return services to Shanghai from May 31. The carrier will also operate a handful of Pacific routes, and says that should Samoa, Tonga and Fiji end restrictions on international flights, it will likely operate one return service per week from Auckland. In South Korean, Korean Air and Asiana have also extended their reduced international schedules through to the end of May.<br/>