WELLINGTON, July 7 — The New Zealand government said today it agreed with Air New Zealand Ltd to put a short-term hold on new bookings of inbound international flights, in a bid to restrict passenger numbers because of limited quarantine facilities. “We are seeing rapid growth in the numbers of...
Tuesday, 07 Jul 2020 10:09 AM MYT
WELLINGTON, July 7 — The New Zealand government said today it agreed with Air New Zealand Ltd to put a short-term hold on new bookings of inbound international flights, in a bid to restrict passenger numbers because of limited quarantine facilities. “Our number one priority is stopping the virus at the border, so everyone must to go into quarantine or managed isolation. The government is also talking to other airlines about managing flows.”
Air Commodore Darryn Webb said New Zealand currently had nearly 6,000 people in 28 managed isolation facilities and was planning to scale up more spaces to manage demand in coming weeks.
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