Sally Furniss
Well-known member
Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe says the country's reputation has been damaged by swine flu.
Mr Fyfe says New Zealand had a disproportionate amount of coverage on international news channels, because it was among the first countries after Mexico to confirm cases of the disease.
He told TVNZ's Q+A programme that will have damaged New Zealand's reputation as a tourist destination.
"I think bringing awareness of the fact that this was moving around the globe was very important," he said.
"I'm just not sure we had to be the poster child for swine flu moving around the world."
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/05/03/1245af4cb307
Mr Fyfe says New Zealand had a disproportionate amount of coverage on international news channels, because it was among the first countries after Mexico to confirm cases of the disease.
He told TVNZ's Q+A programme that will have damaged New Zealand's reputation as a tourist destination.
"I think bringing awareness of the fact that this was moving around the globe was very important," he said.
"I'm just not sure we had to be the poster child for swine flu moving around the world."
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2009/05/03/1245af4cb307