Cyclone Gabrielle: Air New Zealand and Jetstar offering ticket flexibility for travellers in upper North Island

Jetstar has joined Air New Zealand in offering flexibility on tickets to some destinations which may be affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The storm is in the Coral Sea and moving southeast towards New Zealand. It reached "severe" category 3 status on Friday. MetService is predicting severe weather for the upper North Island from Monday, but Gabrielle’s path and specific effects are still yet to be confirmed. Jetstar has announced that travellers on domestic services departing from or into Auckland or Wellington between Sunday, February 12 and Monday, February 13, who want to change their travel plans can contact the airline to request a date change or a refund in the form of a Jetstar travel voucher. A spokesperson said: “Safety is our number one priority, and our teams continue to closely monitor tropical Cyclone Gabrielle. If flights are impacted, customers will be contacted directly.” Earlier Air New Zealand offered customers who are booked to travel to, from or through Auckland, Whangārei, Kerikeri, Tauranga, Hamilton and New Plymouth between Sunday, February 12 and Friday, February 17 flexibility on their fares.<br/>