Invivo Air to take to the skies
New Zealand beverage company Invivo & Co will fly a chartered service from Auckland to Queenstown in early 2022 to highlight the re-opening of Auckland’s borders after four months closed.
The company says that “Invivo Air” is believed to be the world’s first winery “airline” and will make its flight using a chartered 34-seater Swedish built Saab plane.
There will be a number of allocated complimentary seats on the flight for selected guests and Invivo co-founders Rob Cameron and Tim Lightbourne are inviting Aucklanders to register their interest online at Invivoair.com before 6pm on 14 January 2022.
Priority for seats will be given to Auckland hospitality and tourism staff who have been affected by the lockdown, members of the public who haven’t seen their South Island family or friends in 2021 due to the border closures, and Invivo shareholders from their crowdfunding campaigns.
Guests on the trip will enjoy a 24-hour line-up of special experiences planned by Invivo and partners in Queenstown, including a stay at the Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa, visits to Invivo’s Central Otago growers and more.
The initiative comes after Auckland’s borders re-opened 119 days after going into lockdown in mid-August, impacting domestic tourism and hospitality businesses.
“It’s been a tough time, particularly for our bars and restaurant customers in both the North and South Island heavily reliant on local tourism,” says Lightbourne.
“Running a flight to the South Island is a way that we can show the public the country is open again for domestic tourism, and at the same time support some of those who have had a particularly tough time of it. We are not ruling out further flights to other New Zealand destinations as well. At Invivo Air it’s business class in every glass!”
“Invivo Air” passengers will need to comply with all applicable rules and regulations, including showing their valid vaccine pass before boarding.
