Singapore Airlines is hiring new staff and looking to increase its services to New Zealand. 

It operates ten weekly return flights to this country and is hoping to expand. 

Public Affairs regional manager Karl Schubert says the airline has been committed to New Zealand for 46 years, including during the pandemic. 

He told Mike Hosking there was never any doubt the airline would ramp up its operations in New Zealand. 

Schubert says the staged reopening of the border is great news and is very welcome. 

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