Kate Hawkesby: Even airlines can't keep up with the amount of people wanting to leave the country

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · May 30, 2022 · 2m

It seems all those Kiwis wanting to bail and go live and work overseas are having trouble even getting on flights.

A travel agency was reported yesterday saying flights are just so hard to get. “We have so many people wanting to leave the country to work abroad but there just aren't any seats on direct flights to the USA or to Australia until the end of July," the agent was reported saying. And we know this first hand, one of our kids is headed to the US but securing a flight is proving tricky - and expensive.

There are barely any seats, and what is there will cost you an arm and a leg. Not…