Air New Zealand to resume all Auckland flights on August 31

Air New Zealand will resume flying all of its Auckland domestic routes when the region moves to COVID-19 alert level 2 on Monday. The airline has been operating a reduced national schedule in and out of Auckland while the city had its alert level raised to 3. The majority of the rest of Air NZ's domestic network has been operating as normal, but with physical distancing in place. The airline reminded travellers that wearing a face mask onboard any domestic flight will be mandatory under alert level 2. Masks will be provided, but the airline is encouraging people to bring their own. CEO Greg Foran says while there will be more flights, there will be less seats available onboard due to social distancing. "Physical distancing means we can only sell just under 50 percent of seats on a turboprop aircraft and just 65 percent on an A320, which also means we won't be able to offer our lowest lead in fares until physical distancing measures are removed," Foran said. "This has put huge pressure on our business as it means we need to move some of our customers to other flights. We'd like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding while we work through these changes"<br/>A320 aircraft operate between the main centres, while turboprop aircraft service the airline's regional routes.<br/>