Last night, the Airport Association told Checkpoint it wants formal independent monitoring of Air New Zealand's ticket prices and performance, because of its near monopoly in the local market.
It said the airline hiked its domestic network airfares by $51 to $200 per one-way airfare for the year ending September 2023.
That's a 31% jump on the previous year.
It claimed "major cancellation rates" on regional routes, including Rotorua, New Plymouth,Timaru and Invercargill and said in some cases more than 12% of flight don't get off the ground.
Air New Zealand's General Manager Domestic Iain Walker speaks to Lisa Owen.
