Covid 19 coronavirus: Air New Zealand resumes Auckland-Shanghai flights

Air NZ will resume passenger flights between Auckland and Shanghai next week. Because of strict border restrictions, the flights are aimed at Chinese nationals in New Zealand wanting to return to China, or Kiwis in China seeking to return home. Pre-Covid-19, Air NZ operated seven return flights a week on its Auckland-Shanghai route. However the route has been suspended since early February due to the outbreak. The airline's general manager networks Scott Carr says the airline will operate one return service per week on its Auckland-Shanghai route with the first flight departing Auckland on June 22. "Shanghai was the first route to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and government travel restrictions, so it's pleasing to be able to resume operating passenger services on this route from Monday." <br/>