Air NZ to stop direct flights from Wellington to Invercargill

A community leader said Air New Zealand's putting profit ahead of its social responsibility to service the regions after the national carrier confirmed it's canning direct flights from Invercargill to Wellington from January next year. This means people travelling from the deep south will have to go through Christchurch. Air New Zealand said tough economic times means domestic demand's softened particularly in the regions. The Invercargill Licensing Trust run 23 different establishments and is expecting to host thousands of visitors to Invercargill next year it's CEO Chris Ramsay spoke to Lisa Owen.