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A friend should be heading over to start a new job in the next few weeks, but she's taking a fairly lofty position in an Australian bank so presumably they have both friends in the right places and a shitload of money to make it happen. Not particularly helpful I know, but just to add that lots of money and having the right people claim you're doing an important job seem to be it.
duncs
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13 years in the travel industry here... there’s no secret way of getting on to a flight in these circumstances, short of having a mate working in ticketing (which I don’t I’m afraid). Or stumping up whatever obscene price the airlines want. The gov will have limited their capacity, and they won’t sneak a few extra in because it’s not worth the hassle.
The suggestion above about getting to NZ isn’t a terrible one. You might find some space on flights there... or be able to charter a jet. Because flight regs/quarantines don’t appear to apply to rich people.
Given that there’s not a lot of air traffic right now, you might be able to charter a small plane cheap (a few k), and possibly sell tickets to others stuck in NZ.
Lots of ifs and buts there... no guarantees either and could work out pricier than getting 1st class tickets. Might be worth you calling some private charter firms in NZ to see what they think.