Air New Zealand is warning of delays and queues as it prepares for its busiest day of the year.
The airline will be helping more than 55,000 people head away for the holidays on Friday December 23rd.
It's expecting to fly 2.8 million people around the country and the world during its summer period from December 1 to January 31.
Chief customer and sales officer Leanne Geraghty says Auckland to Christchurch will be the busiest route.
She says Queenstown will be the busiest regional airport, with more than 6000 people passing through on Friday alone.
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