The chief executive of Air New Zealand has been invited to Dunedin to hear concerns from the business community about the axing of a late-night flights.
From March 1 the direct evening flight, which leaves Auckland at 7pm and arrives in Dunedin at 9pm, will cease.
That move disappointed Dunedin Labour MPs Clare Curran and David Clark, who met Air New Zealand's regional affairs manager, Ian Collier, last week to discuss the change.
He told the pair ''unfortunately, we simply do not have available aircraft to adjust the timings at the current time''.
Ms Curran said she was inviting chief executive Christopher Luxon to Dunedin to discuss the change with city business leaders who were affected by the loss of service.
It was vital businesses were supported by adequate infrastructure, including flights, she said.
''Air New Zealand needs to take into account what business leaders are saying, and their response is simply just not good enough.''
Ms Curran understood Dunedin had the fastest-growing domestic network - ''and if that is the case why drop the commuter flights?''
Otago Chamber of Commerce chief executive John Christie said the issue ''is something we want addressed sooner, rather than later''.
