"Air New Zealand says it is cancelling more than 1000 flights between Aotearoa and Australia from now to the end of the year due to border uncertainty."
Cancellations aside, it makes no sense for a country increasingly called Aotearoa to have its airline cling to the old name of New Zealand.
Is it time to get ready for another major re-branding?
I don't know about you but Air Aotearoa doesn't conjure up that warm sense of familiarity felt from near and afar, and pride in the airline's quirky professionalism.
But my reluctance is probably just a facet of subconscious racism. I should succumb to the educators.
As for the rest of the world, international customers, private and commercial, they'll be left to wonder where Air New Zealand disappeared to.
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what are they going to do about the internet suffix .nz? Can't use .ao that's the suffix for Angola...maybe since we are headed for third world status there is an relevant irony there
mrspdm and I are both 100% opposed to a change of name for Air New Zealand.
I'm not sure the airline should associate themselves with Ardern's "Apartheid Aotearoa."
Papers please.
Cabin crew will sport the now very fashionable facial tattoo's and those flying economy class will be feed hangi served on paper plates.
Me and the wahine are thinking of taking a trip somewhere so we can check out the menu and soak up the cultural ambience.
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