Ryan Bridge: Where in the world is Nikhil Ravishankar?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Mar 10, 2026 · 2m · transcript

You've got to feel a bit for the Air New Zealand boss.

If ever there was a poisoned chalice, he's drinking from it. He's glugging it back. Drowning in it.

They've suspended their guidance after the gas price went nuts. Doubled on Iran. That's after announcing a loss of $60 million for the half year.

And now they're hiking prices up to $90 on international fares and, reportedly, looking at cutting some routes.

On top of all that you've got David Seymour barking loudly about selling half of you off.

His problems are financial, but the implications are very political. As they always are for the…