The final Air New Zealand flight from Kapiti Airport has left this morning, bound for Auckland.
Air New Zealand announced in early March that it would no longer provide flights to and from the airport.
The last flight took off about 7am - but the Kapiti News reports that Air Chathams is making inquiries to fill the routes.
CEO Craig Emery said he has now met with key stakeholders including Kapiti Coast Airport and the mayor of Kapiti, K Gurunathan.
"Air Chathams has been working through a process, investigating route operational capability and viability, based on operating a Saab 340 aircraft as utilised on our Auckland-Whanganui scheduled service," Mr Emery told Kapiti News.
"We are currently working constructively with Kapiti Coast Airport to carry out technical due diligence to ensure all regulatory compliance obligations can be met.
"We know the community is eager for news, and we hope to be able to provide another update soon."
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