Barrier Air (Auckland International) began scheduled Cessna (single turboprop) Grand Caravan 208B operations last month with its sole aircraft of the type - ZK-SDB (cn 208B2089) - operating flights from Auckland International to Kaitaia and Great Barrier Island.

Formerly Great Barrier Airlines (Auckland International), the carrier also operates Britten-Norman Trislanders and BN-2s among other turboprops on flights that also connect to North Shore, Whangarei, Whitianga, and Okiwi.