Industry consultations

Current consultations

Airways pricing consultation for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027

Background
In July 2025, Airways set prices for FY26 to FY28 (three-year pricing cycle). During the three-year pricing cycle there can be unforeseen variations in the volume of air traffic, which will affect the amount of revenue Airways receives.

Airways has a risk-sharing mechanism in place to share this volume risk between Airways and its customers. This mechanism requires Airways to make a forecast of the next year's revenue and share this with customers. If the forecast for the following pricing year indicates that revenue will lie outside a range of +/- 2% of the Target Pricing Revenue, prices can be reset to bring revenue back to within 2% of the target revenue.

Where are we for FY27
Airways has completed its revenue forecast for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Our forecast is currently outside the negative 2% range of Target Pricing Revenue, driven by lower-than-expected flight volumes across our network. Increasing jet fuel costs, driven by the Middle East conflict, is the primary reason for this and we have seen a number of carriers serving New Zealand routes suspend services or reduce frequencies. We recognise this is an environment our customers are navigating too.

No pricing decision has been made, and we will not be in a position to confirm any change until we have worked through the implications fully. Given the pace of change, our current assumptions carry more uncertainty than in prior years, which is exactly why your input matters.

Request for further information
Airways invites customers to provide any additional information about their schedules or any other feedback by 15 May 2026. Please send this to submissions@airways.co.nz

Airways will publish final forecast assumptions and revised prices, along with any variation to the Airways Standard Terms and Conditions on 1 June 2026.