Air New Zealand red flights to Australia sell out in under two hours

Ten flights to Australia put on by Air NZ to enable stranded travellers to return home have sold out in under two hours. On Thursday morning Air NZ posted a travel alert on its website revealing it had been allocated spaces for mandatory isolation by the Australian Government, and would be operating a small number of flights. Flights were available from Auckland to Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth on limited dates in September, and went on sale at 10am. However, just before midday, Air NZ posted an update to say the flights had sold out. Air NZ CEO Greg Foran said the airline had been allocated fewer than 250 spaces. ”We are committed to getting as many people home as we can, even if it means operating near-empty flights. On some flights, the allocations are as low as 12 spaces,” he said. ”Our heart goes out to those customers who have missed out.”<br/>