Air Centre One: Private flights avoiding Auckland Airport due to fuel shortage

20 September, 2017

Air Centre One founder Rob Leach commented (20-Sep-2017) that the fuel crisis at Auckland International Airport is putting New Zealand's international reputation at risk, and New Zealand is being bypassed by wealthy private jet owners on flights between Australia and the US due to the shortage. Air Centre One reported three aircraft headed for the US were re routed routed via the Pacific Islands to refuel rather than at Auckland. [more - original PR]