Ann: Air New Zealand announces timing of its interim results, page-2

AIZ and key competitor QAN used to do well financially on TransTasman routes as these mostly were a duopoly.

The communist running NZ has announced the reopening plan which is incredibly complex, right out of Xi's central planning unit. From 'The Australian' this morning (but no guarantee Ardern won't change her mind, given what she's done in the past):

How viable are TransTasman flights without Australians until at least July 2022? And how many Kiwis want to return to the Land of the Long White Cloud knowing they have to isolate on arrival?

The virus is endemic, for heavens' sake!

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled New Zealand’s plan to reopen the country’s borders over the next ten months, confirming citizens in Australia will be permitted to return home without undertaking Managed Isolation and Quarantine.

Under the five-stage plan, fully vaccinated New Zealanders will be able to travel to home from 11.59pm February 27 and undertake a period of self-isolation. Australian travellers will not be allowed to enter the country until July, with the rest of the world permitted to enter in October.

In stage two of the plan, fully vaccinated New Zealanders from the rest of the world will be able to travel into the country without going through MIQ from March 13.

“The two weeks between each of these steps has been requested by public health advisers to give time for our systems to adjust for the likelihood of more cases in our community,” Ms Ardern said.

At this stage, the New Zealand government will also expand its “border exceptions” for critical workers, and skilled workers earning at least 1.5 times the median wage.

Health workers, farm managers, horticultural workers, tech professionals and people working for accounting services, in education and construction will all be eligible to enter New Zealand, and self-isolate for a short period.

The country’s working holiday schemes will also reopen in stages.

Ms Ardern said stage four will see “the biggest expansion yet” and include our Australia and all other visitors and business travellers who can normally enter New Zealand without a visa.

“That means currently, returning New Zealanders will need to self-isolate for 10 days. But as the isolation period drops for close contacts here in New Zealand, as it does in phase two of our Omicron response, so too will returnees only need to isolate for 7 days.”

All arrivals will be given three rapid antigen tests upon arrival at the airport.