Freer airline policy likely
PA Wellington New Zealand will relax its air landing rights as part of general economic deregulation but will stop short of an “open skies” polidy, according to. Government sources. The sources told Reuters that the new policy, details of which are still being worked out, is aimed at boosting tourism and increasing air cargo capacity for horticultural exports. Previous policy has given Air New Zealand an effective veto on the establishment of new routes. "If Air New Zealand wasn’t interested, it didn’t
go ahead,” one official said. New Zealand is due to hold talks on air landing rights with Western Samoa, Japan, and Britain in June, and with Fiji, Australia and France in July. The sources said the talks, though routine, could bring the first effects of the new stance and could be followed by negotiations with northern European nations later in the year. Air industry sources said the new policy would probably result in an increase in charter flights and the establishment of direct services from Continental Europe.
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