ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ sˈɜːvɪsᵻz fɹʌm kɹˈɪsttʃɜːtʃ bɪɡˈæn ˌɔn sˈɪks noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ dˌiːsˈiː θɹˈiː z wɪð θɹˈiː flˈaɪts ɐ wˈiːk ˌɔn ɐ mˈʌndeɪ, wˈɛnzdeɪ, ænd fɹˈaɪdeɪ tə kwˈiːnztaʊn vˈaɪə mˈaʊnt kˈʊk ænd ˌɑːntʊ tˈiː ˈænaʊmˈænɐpɚɹi.
Regular services from Christchurch began on 6 November 1961, operating DC-3s with three flights a week on a Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to Queenstown via Mount Cook and onto Te Anau-Manapouri.