The wild weather in Wellington yesterday has left Air New Zealand with 126,000 people to move in the next three days.
Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
The airline had to cancel 181 flights yesterday, leaving many intending travellers stranded.
However those travelling by the Interislander ferry have been able to be rebooked and most roads have now reopened although Waka Kotahi says the sodden ground means it is "precarious".
For Air New Zealand, the disruption to flights will roll on for several days as they attempt to clear the backlog.
About 375 homes in Wairarapa remain without power and several roads around the capital are affected by landslips, erosion and surface flooding, and motorists are advised to take care.
Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran said the schedule was packed due to the school holidays.
Winter illnesses including Covid have also meant that Air New Zealand's absenteeism rate is about three times higher than normal, he said.
Flights only resumed in and out Wellington this morning, with one flight leaving early this morning and a number were scheduled from about 8am onwards, he said.
Asked when passengers who had their fli
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