Air Safaris

Air Safaris is a New Zealand scenic flight and air charter company that operates from five bases, including Franz Josef.

The company was established in 1970 to take hunters and hikers into the mountain areas of the South Island, and it moved its operations to Lake Tekapo in 197. In 1996, Air Safaris won an award from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand for safety. The airline operates a range of services, including scenic flights around the Mount Cook and Westland National Parks, charter flight services available from their two bases in Lake Tekapo and Franz Josef to many airports around New Zealand, and other commercial flights including photography and filming, freight, survey, and remote access work. The Lake Tekapo Link are charter flights that are available from both Christchurch and Queenstown airports to Lake Tekapo.