Wanganui travellers are still happy to fly in spite of a recent spate of high-profile aviation disasters, says a local travel agent.
Last week, an Air Algerie passenger jet carrying 116 people - nearly half of whom were French nationals - crashed in a rainstorm in Mali.
It was thelatest of three flights which had crashed or been downed in a week - and the fourth air catastrophe since Malaysia Airlines MH370 went missing in March.
Last week, United States and European airlines started cancelling flights to Tel Aviv after a rocket landed near the city's airport. On Wednesday, a Taiwanese plane crashed during a storm, killing 48 people.
About 400 Kiwis gained refunds for upcoming Malaysia Airlines flights after its latest tragedy when flight MH17 was shot down while flying over war-torn Ukraine.
Price was a deciding factor in customers keeping Malaysia Airline tickets, he said.
In general, staff would reassure nervous customers about their choices.
"We get people that are a bit apprehensive. We put them on mainstream carriers that are fairly well known and have regular services in and out of New Zealand.
"This would be the first time in my life as a travel agent for the past 20 years that I've encountered such two separate incidents with one airline in such a close period."
Following the MH17 tragedy, Malaysia Airlines offered full refunds for all tickets booked for July 18 to December 31.
The cut-off date for refunds was last Thursday and Flight Centre general manager, Simon McKearney said about 400 people - or 10 per cent of customers booked with the carrier through the travel agency - had changed their flight.
