Air NZ has announced it will cut another 5% of its flights, but experts warn it won't be the last airline to do so.
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More flight cuts loom, as fuel crisis bites NZ airlines
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Felix Walton, reporter
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The changes cover travel from late July to late October.
It says less than two percent of travellers will be affected, with the "vast majority" still able to travel on the same day.
International routes will also be cut but the company is still working on which ones, CEO Nikhil Ravishankar says.
An airport industry group says further cuts to Air New Zealand's schedule is another blow for the regions.
Air NZ is making further schedule consolidations for travel between August and October to manage network fuel availability
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