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Rising Air Fares Spurs Call for Change

Short regional flights booked last minute can cost up to $3 per kilometre due to high operating costs and limited competition, Air New Zealand said.

Someone planning to travel in the last week of February 2026 could pay anything from 12c per kilometre for a flight from Auckland to Christchurch on Air NZ or 8c on Jetstar - through to $1.07 a kilometre flying from Wellington to Blenheim. Photo: ODT files By Susan Edmunds of RNZ  Short-hop domestic flights are costing New Zealanders as much as $3 a kilometre if they are booked shortly before travel - and that has prompted calls for change.

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Stuff broke the news in New Zealand on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
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