Wild weather, employee sickness and engineering issues are continuing to disrupt flights across the country, while airlines and airports face high demand as the school holidays kick off.
Air New Zealand has brought back its flexibility policy to ease some of the pressure, with more than two and a half thousand people swapping their tickets for credit already.
Christchurch Airport chief aeronautical and commercial officer Justin Watson, and Wellington Airport head of operations Matt Palliser spoke to Susie Ferguson.
