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Barr meeting may revive direct flights to NZ

Singapore Airlines… direct flights to Wellington axed in 2018.

By aviation writer Scott Mayman

CANBERRA could soon be welcoming direct flights with NZ following a visit to Wellington by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr.

He spent two days across the Tasman, attending the Australia NZ Leadership Forum amid reports of a sideline meeting to discuss the direct-flights scenario.

He was also scheduled to attend a state dinner with the NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins.

Singapore Airlines’ Canberra-Wellington “Capital Express” flights started in 2016 but were axed in April 2018.

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