Almost 10-thousand customers flying long haul, internationally, have had flights cancelled by strike action on Thursday and Friday.
Air NZ Chief People officer Nikki Dines says they're getting close to a deal.
She says the next step is facilitated bargaining, which will help them understand what the gap is.
Flight Attendants Association NZ Craig Featherby says people should keep booking with the airline.
He says they just have to get through the next couple of months of negotiations, but agrees a deal isn't far away.
