Sounds Air

2022 - 8 - 23

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Sounds Air offers three-month 'season pass' for $799 for spring flying (Stuff.co.nz)

The Blenheim-based regional flyer is offering 1000 of the passes, for travel between September 1 and November 30.

There were concerns the airline would not get a cut of the aviation package, and a [petition ](https://www.change.org/p/ministry-of-transport-save-sounds-air-make-the-government-provide-financial-support-to-an-essential-nz-airline?recruiter=866746829&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=signature_receipt&recruited_by_id=78af17f0-37d6-11e8-8549-f1910c28a2eb&utm_content=fht-21655924-en-au%3Av10)to ['Save Sounds Air'](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/121131670/coronavirus-petition-to-save-sounds-air-collects-14000-signatures-in-a-day) collected more than 43,000 signatures. We have 100 staff, so if 10% of them are off it does have a big effect on our business. But Omicron was much different to that.” “It was very, very difficult. No-shows would incur a charge, and the pass could not be transferred to another person. Business The Blenheim-based airline is offering 1000 of the passes from Tuesday morning, for travel between September 1 and November 30. “We've had sickness, but it's sort of rolling sickness. [particularly fuel](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/128745144/91-petrol-price-hits-new-high-in-nz-and-gaspy-eyes-one-millionth-member). [Sounds Air relied on government funding](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/121886923/sounds-air-to-receive-government-funding-to-keep-flying) during lockdown when [air travel was severely restricted](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120502489/coronavirus-air-new-zealand-opens-more-domestic-flights-ahead-of-full-lockdown). [Ways to make aviation fuel green](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/300667361/ways-to-make-aviation-fuel-green?rm=a) [Auckland Airport says international travel has made a 'spirited comeback'](https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/129604145/auckland-airport-says-international-travel-has-made-a-spirited-comeback?rm=a)

NZ regional airline releases 'all-you-can-fly' tickets (1 News)

Regional carrier Sounds Air has 1000 of the tickets available and flies to nine destinations from Wānaka to Taupō.

"I was in the USA recently and I really noticed how people are moving around and getting into it... "People are sick of it - sick of Zoom and sick of Teams." "We're New Zealand's regional carrier and we just want to get people back flying again."

New Zealand regional airline Sounds Air releases 'all-you-can-fly ... (Newshub)

The tickets give purchasers three months to travel as often as they like with the airline.

Sounds Air 'rescue' flight organised for top of the south tech festival (Stuff.co.nz)

With SH6 destroyed by slips and slumps, a chartered flight over the Whangamoas has “saved our bacon”, organisers say.

* “This is going to become the biggest student event across Te Tauihu (top of the south), open to every intermediate and senior school in Marlborough, Nelson, Tasman and the West Coast, so to deliver the inaugural event was crucial, it’s too important for the rangitahi (young people) of the regions and for business for it not to go ahead,” he said. Coldwell said the event organising team was still hoping some young people set to come over from Nelson and the West Coast would be able to make it, “but at the moment we just don’t know”. Some of the flight passengers set to arrive in Blenheim on Thursday would be in charge of workshops at the event, including a virtual reality & augmented reality workshop, where young people would have the chance to create their own virtual reality app, and a robotics workshop, which would allow attendees to design, code and make their own aqua bots or drones. Coldwell said after hearing of the highway closures, the organising team realised a group of seven event speakers and workshop facilitators from Nelson probably wouldn’t be able to make it to the festival. [Empower Te Rangapikikōtuku eSports and Coding Festival](https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/129525418/are-gamers-the-big-bosses-of-the-future) was set to start on Thursday at the ASB Theatre in Blenheim, and festival organisers said they couldn’t rely on the road to Nelson being reopened in time for a group of key people to make the event.

Regional airline releases 'all-you-can-fly' tickets (New Zealand Herald)

From RNZ. A New Zealand airline is releasing $799 all-you-can-fly tickets, giving purchasers three months to travel as often as they like with the airline.

and I come back to New Zealand and we're still in our shells. "We're New Zealand's regional carrier and we just want to get people back flying again." "People are sick of it - sick of Zoom and sick of Teams."

Airlines are providing a helping hand - to get flood-stricken residents ... (NZCity)

Sounds Air managing director Andrew Crawford says they're running a charter flight tomorrow and Sunday for an event in Blenheim - and they'll see what demand is ...