Air travel numbers could hit new highs this summer, but where’s demand the hottest?

John WeekesSenior Business Reporter·NZ Herald·7 Oct, 2026 11:00 PM4 mins to read‌Join Herald NOW Business with host Garth Bray as he brings you the business news of the day, subject matter expert interviews, along with local and global thought leadersIt will have taken almost seven years. New Zealand should get international air passenger traffic back to pre-Covid peaks early next year, specialist aviation and tourism advisory firm ISD Partners said. Much of the growth this summer will likely be to and from Australia, China and Singapore.