Auckland: Staff shortages fuel travel chaos as flights cancelled, travel plans disrupted for days

Staffing shortages and weather disruptions are being blamed for travel chaos at Auckland Airport. Air New Zealand confirmed a flight from Auckland to Christchurch was cancelled on Thursday afternoon due to “staffing shortages as a result of weather disrupts throughout the day”. Other flights with the airline have also been affected, including to Tauranga, Napier, Wellington and Queenstown. “We’re doing our very best to put impacted customers onto alternative services however, due to the high loads at the moment, some customers will need to be moved to Saturday’s service. We are incredibly sorry about this inconvenience,” a spokesperson said.<br/>