Through the Government's International Air Freight Capacity (IAFC) scheme, funding has been provided to airlines for freight flights to ensure our high value products get to the markets asking for them, as well as creating jobs for Kiwis as the produce is harvested, prepared and transported.
'With summer being the
'Before the borders closed, more than 90% of air freight was carried in the holds of passenger aircraft,' Justin says. 'When passenger aircraft stopped, the opportunity to get the perishable produce to the markets did as well.
'We supported the bid from airlines to deliver a network that satisfied the demands on services of our exporters and their freight forwarder partners.'
It's far from one-way traffic. Our produce needs to get out while it's in best condition and can fetch top prices, and incoming freight includes critical supplies including medical parts, medicines, artificial heart valves and componentry.
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'This is very good news all round, because this freight lifeline can be maintained so
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