Skybus hopes to announce plan

Press, 10 November 1980, Page 6

Skybus hopes to announce plan

Aqua Avia hopes io announce plans for its first overseas flight later this week, according to a director of the Skybus venture. Mr J. G. Rutherford, yesterday. A High Court decision on Fridav blocked the Royal New Zealand Aero Club from interfering in the activities of Skvbus. The court ruled that ' the aero chib could not suspend the tiny: Piako Aero Chib because of its association with Skybus. *T think all the obstacles; are out of the way now and that we can announce details of our first flight later this’ week,” Mr Rutherford said. Skybus hopes to prove, that the venture will be good for tourism in New’

-Zealand. Public support has -been very strong and Mr Rutherford expects membership to grow rapidly once ~the announcement of the -'first flight is made. i "We are not in opposition ijto Air New Zealand and will I; mostly be travelling to > venues not visited by that • airline,” he said. 11 An Irish company, Guiny.ness Peat Aviation. Ltd, ■jwhich markets, finances, and fl runs airlines, hopes to have iSkybus working internally ;;within two months. I Guinness Peat intends .‘buying four aircraft and will i; initially run the airline until New Zealanders have stifJficient expertise to take Hover.