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Air NZ skirts $3b ash fallout

The eruption is unlikely to have inflicted significant financial pain on Air NZ, analysts say.

Travellers staring at two-week wait

NZ passengers trying to fly to Europe are expected to be stranded here for at least two weeks.

Airport shutdowns disrupt UK supply chain

Air traffic could return to half its normal level in Europe if clouds dissipate overnight, EU officials have said.

Free trip home for Air NZ passengers who can't wait

Air NZ has started flying passengers home from stopovers if they are unwilling or unable to wait for ash to clear over Europe.

Costs literally sky high

It may have become apparent from my first half dozen blogs, that I am a fan of puns in my headlines.

Flightless Kiwis stranded - travel bans extended

More than 2000 passengers are stuck in NZ as airports remain closed until at least 7am tomorrow.

Have your food and eat it, too

For most of us, airline food conjures up far-from-appetising images of soggy omelettes, insipid veges and reheated meat.

Bayliss moves on

Telecom rally lifts market to three-month high

Aircraft flaws a concern

<i>Editorial</i>: You're flying Air Stereotype

<i>Garth George</i>: National carrier is my flight of fancy

I won't fly on a budget airline. For the sake of saving a few, or even a few score, dollars I'm not going to trust myself in an alien dimension to el cheapo operators.

High winds and rain hit centre of country

Air NZ apologises over claim on Tongan drinking

Air NZ apologises for a crew manual which suggested flight attendants watch Tongans who wanted to "drink the bar dry".

NZ stocks: Telecom shares slump to new low

Telecom shares sank to new a low on the NZ sharemarket today, while rises in Fletcher Building, Contact Energy and other leaders helped carry the market higher.

Any passenger rage will be dealt with