Charge more for flights to deter tourists and help the planet, says Air New Zealand adviser

Sir Jonathan Porritt says there is no going back' to tourism as it was pre-Covid and that flying is a privilege not a right

Air New Zealand's chief environmental adviser has said he is in favour of increasing the price of flights to New Zealand and putting off some people coming" as the country considers a new approach to tourism post-Covid.

In an interview with Newsroom published on Tuesday, the airline's chief environmental adviser, Sir Jonathon Porritt, said he supported hiking the price of international flights to pay for the greenhouse gas emissions they generated.