Air New Zealand is warning travel agents that it's about to put domestic airfares up.
It comes at the same time as the national carrier has downgrades its full-year earnings guidance by 10 million dollars.
The fare structure for flights to Australia and the Pacific is also getting a revamp.
Aviation Commentator Peter Clark told Heather du Plessis-Allan the airline doesn't have a choice - as it's own costs have skyrocketed.
He says people will simply have to suck it up.
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