Air New Zealand is set to cut 1100 flights – affecting about 44,000 customers. 

CEO Nikhil Ravishankar has cited “unprecedented” jet fuel prices as the cause – which he said could not be passed on to customers, who were already facing cost-of-living challenges. 

A normal price for jet fuel is about US$85 a barrel -- but the product is now at about US$170 a barrel as a result of the war in Iran. 

It’s all prompted the Government to round up a bunch of senior ministers to oversee the country’s fuel security. 

Today on The Front Page, aviation journalist Grant Bradley is with us to take a look at the current situation, and crises past – and whether air travel will ever be the same. 

Air New Zealand is&nbsp;set to cut 1100&nbsp;flights &ndash; affecting about&nbsp;44,000 customers.&nbsp;
CEO Nikhil Ravishankar has cited &ldquo;unprecedented&rdquo; jet fuel prices&nbsp;as the cause &ndash; which he said could not be passed on to customers, who were already facing cost-of-living challenges.&nbsp;
A normal price for jet fuel is about US$85 a barrel -- but the product&nbsp;is now at about US$170 a barrel&nbsp;as a result of&nbsp;the war in Iran.&nbsp;
It&rsquo;s&nbsp;all prompted the Government to round up a bunch of senior ministers to oversee the country&rsquo;s&nbsp;fuel security.&nbsp;
Today on The Front Page,&nbsp;aviation journalist Grant Bradley is with us to&nbsp;take a look&nbsp;at the current situation, and crises past &ndash; and whether air travel will ever be the same.&nbsp;

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Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald’s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what’s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Go beyond the headlines with The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald&rsquo;s daily news analysis podcast. Each weekday Chelsea Daniels unpacks the stories shaping Aotearoa, from what&rsquo;s happening in our own backyard to global events shaping our future. Every episode we speak to leaders, experts, reporters, and those living the story, so you get the full picture. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode.

Air NZ is cutting flights. When should we start to worry?

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