Thursday, 25 May 2017, 4:05 pm Press Release: Air New Zealand
25 May 2017
South Island weather update
Forecast weather conditions in the lower South Island are
likely to affect flight operations this evening.
Air
New Zealand is advising customers booked to travel to or
from ports such as Christchurch, Dunedin, Queenstown and
Invercargill to consult the arrivals and departures
information on the Air New Zealand website here for up to date schedule
information.
Customers booked to travel to or from
affected ports this evening automatically have the option to
transfer their booking up untilSunday 28 May or hold the
fare value in credit for up to 12 months toward future
travel.
FlexiPlus fare holders should use the Air
New Zealand app to change their own booking; other customers
can call our contact centre at their leisure up !until
Saturday 27 May to change or hold their booking in
credit.
Air New Zealand will work with customers
still requiring travel to arrange re-accommodation on
alternate services. We recommend customers ensure they are
subscribed to Air New Zealand’s Travel Alert service to receive
updates.
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