The NZ Airports Association has welcomed analysis from
Consumer NZ released today showing the massive airfare
increases impacting consumers around the
country.

Consumer NZ compared
fares for 11 Air New Zealand flights in 2023 and 2024
with fares for equivalent flights in 2019 to 2021. It found
price increases between 34% and 297%. That equates to
consumers paying hundreds of dollars more for the same
ticket than they did a few years ago.

“Consumer
NZ’s work is helping to pull back the veil on domestic
airfares, showing that it is airline pricing and a lack of
competition that is costing Kiwis,” NZ Airports Chief
Executive Billie Moore says.

“We applaud Consumer NZ
for its work. This is another wake up call that we need
airfare monitoring in New Zealand. Transparent data can
empower consumers and provide information to foster the
market investment and new competition that is so sorely
needed. The Government has the power to implement this
monitoring now.”

With Air New Zealand holding 86% of
the domestic market, domestic aviation is more concentrated
than any other sector in the competition spotlight, like
banks and supermarkets.

“It’s time for a serious
conversation about how to get more capacity and competition
into the New Zealand market through new entrants and
supporting smaller regional airlines. This is the key to
getting airfares down. It’s been great to see Jetstar
expanding its operations recently and we hope this will have
some
impact.”

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