Air New Zealand has announced its five-day-a-week service between Wanganui and Wellington will end in December. Photo / Stuart Munro
Air New Zealand is axing its Wanganui-Wellington service in December.
The move was disappointing for the city, mayor Annette Main said, "but it is a commercial decision that was not unexpected".
"We have been aware that there has been low patronage on the Wellington flights due a number of factors,
including cost, a less than convenient schedule and improved driving times to Wellington.
"My understanding is that flights between Wanganui and Wellington will continue until just before Christmas.
"While any loss of service is a blow to regional centres, the timing of the flights was not as convenient as people wanted." Most people travelling to Wellington already chose to drive for convenience, she said.
