Flights

A kiwi couple sat next to a farting, snorting bulldog in premium economy on a Singapore Airlines flight want a refund. They were en route Singapore to Paris in June when they discovered the support… Video, Audio

Auckland Airport was extensively flooded in Friday's deluge leaving passengers stranded both in the terminal and around the world. Chief Executive Carrie Hurihanganui gives Kathryn an update. Audio

It's less than two weeks since Air New Zealand started flying direct between Auckland and New York, but it's had to offload bags, passengers and make plans for a possible pitstop in Fiji.  Audio

Air New Zealand's first direct flight from New York has touched down in Auckland, but not everyone on board has walked away with their luggage. The airline says because of adverse weather leaving the… Video, Audio

Luggage mountains and flight delays are plaguing the travel industry.  Canadian travel writer Tim Johnson joins Susie with his tips for an easy journey. Audio

For the first time in four months, Aucklanders will finally get the chance to head south when the city's border opens tomorrow.

It's likely to be a day of busy airports, tearful reunions and a little… Audio

Air New Zealand is racing to get 50,000 people home from around the country inside the 48-hour government deadline.

Chief executive Greg Foran told Checkpoint it is a tough ask to meet the deadline.

Nick Truebridge joins Lisa Owen live from Rarotonga on day one of the NZ-Cook Islands travel bubble.

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There were plenty of hugs, tears and cheers at Rarotonga international airport today as the Cook Islands bubble finally opened.

The first flight from Auckland left with almost 300 people on board to… Video, Audio

Many airlines grounded their fleets in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, while most others were forced to cancel the majority of their flights. Ian Petchenik is a spokesperson Flightradar24, a global… Audio

Kylie Eastman and her family were visiting relatives in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh when it went into lockdown. They haven't been able to leave the house for three weeks, and are uncertain when… Audio

Dr. Bradley Garrett spent four years with people preparing for the end of the world while researching his new book, Bunker: Building for the End Times. He joins the show to discuss the experience and… Audio

We've been speaking with Jo Tovee, a Kiwi stuck in Lima amid some fraught circumstances as a tourist during the Covid-19 lockdown. Since we last caught up with Jo, she managed to get on a UK… Audio

New Zealander Jo Tovee is stranded in Lima after Peru went into a state of emergency while she was on holiday there. She has now been forced to find new accommodation at short notice after her hostel… Audio

Lucy Deane is the eldest of five siblings, and she is trying to get her sister Alice home from London as soon as possible as the coronavirus situation escalates around the world.  Audio

Kathryn Ryan speaks with Rachel Uttley a Hawke's Bay Mum struggling to get her daughter home from Dunedin. Audio

New Zealand's borders are now closed for the first time in its history. From midnight last night, no one except citizens, permanent residents, their children, guardians and partners are allowed in… Audio

Nelsonian Kim Brice moved to Bangkok in 2017 when he and his Thai partner Gap and their cat Milo returned to Gap's homeland so he could help his mother run their family restaurant. He's Calling Home… Audio

A Nelson-based commuter airline is to fill one of the voids left by the departure of Jetstar's regional services.

Originair announced today it's putting back its service from Nelson to the Capital.

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