Sounds Air Wellington flights cancelled

Published on 01 May 2015

1 May 2015

After 16 months of operating a daily flight to and from Wellington, Sounds Air will cease running this service on May 15.

Sounds Air Managing Director Andrew Crawford says despite the marketing effort to promote the service, it has not been sustainable.

“We have done what we can to keep this service running locally but in any location around the world where someone can drive to a main city in less than three hours, air link services seem to struggle. Despite altering our flight times to suit more people and our competitive pricing, we’re running at a loss.”

Mayor Annette Main says while the announcement is disappointing, it is understandable that Sounds Air has made the decision.

“I know this wasn’t an easy decision for Sounds Air to make. They have been a very supportive and important business in our community and they have allowed local people to easily travel to Wellington, mostly for business needs. Sadly though, the service has not been supported as well as it could have been. The Wanganui District Council is still interested in investigating other flight options to Wellington in the near future.”

Customers with pre-purchased Sounds Air flights will be fully refunded.

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