Air NZ

Air New Zealand has announced 300,000 domestic fares for under $100 on flights departing in September to November.

Qatar Airways was recognised as ‘World’s Best Airline’ for 2021.

The extreme weather caused delays across the airline’s domestic network.

Strong domestic performance expected to continue beyond July school holidays.

Queenstown is the number one destination, says Air New Zealand.

Air New Zealand passenger numbers rose 1157.5% in May 2021 to around 844,000 from the 67,000 reported for the same month last year.

Auckland-Cairns, Auckland-Sunshine Coast and Christchurch-Gold Coast flights through to May 2022.

Sales of air tickets for the Invercargill-Auckland jet service rose on the back of a joint marketing campaign reboot by Great South and Air New Zealand.

Air New Zealand will start cargo flights between Melbourne and Los Angeles on 3 July as part of the Australian government’s International Freight Assistance Mechanism programme.

Red ink at national carrier seen as staunched somewhat compared to last FY due to strong domestic, cargo.

Air Chathams restarts flights to Norfolk Island today allowing Kiwis and Australians to fly direct from New Zealand for the first time in 15 months.

Air New Zealand has appointed Nikhil Ravishankar as its new chief digital officer.

Air New Zealand will start operating 30 international cargo flights to 13 destinations per week under the government’s Maintaining International Air Connectivity scheme.

Air NZ reports strong forward bookings for the school holidays.

Air New Zealand welcomed 50 Koru Care kids on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for a special mystery flight on Saturday 15 May.

The airline will trial its new Grabaseat Gotta Getaway pass with 1,000 customers paying $95 annually.

Air NZ says flights to Cairns and the Sunshine Coast were forecasted to begin in June, no specific date was given.

Air NZ promptly announces more flights to Rarotonga saying almost 110,000 Kiwis headed there in 2019.

Air New Zealand passenger numbers fell 39.2% in March 2021 to around 828,000 from the 1.36 million reported for the same month last year.

The airline alliance was first signed in a less fraught era of international politics.

Around 42,000 customers will be travelling on nearly 520 Air New Zealand flights on the busiest day since the pandemic began, says the airline.

The airline says it will carry more than 5000 passengers across the Tasman on the first day of the travel bubble.

The newly extended $1.5bn facility will see it pay annual interest between 3.80% and 5.30%.

Air New Zealand’s first direct flight to Hobart from Auckland takes off at 9am on 22 April and currently costs $276.

The new money brings the total amount loaned to the airline by the Govt to $1.5bn. 

It’s promising to be a busy southern ski season, says the airline.

Dedicated team set up at national flag carrier to review policy on refunds.

Air New Zealand boosts its business-related flights and improves connectivity as demand bounces back faster than expected.

Revenue passenger kilometres down 87.4% at national flag carrier, load factor down to 56.3% from 79.4% a year ago.

Toe Toe’s Kohutapu Lodge and Tribal Tours won the 2019 NZ Tourism Industry Awards’ community engagement category.

Air New Zealand says Hobart will be its next quarantine-free destination if the trans-Tasman bubble gets the green light.

The Department of Conservation and Air New Zealand have given Kahurangi National Park 15 new takahē residents.

Air New Zealand says permits were not required for exporting the GE LM2500 engines it was repairing for the Royal Saudi Navy.

Air New Zealand will be operating one return passenger flight to from Niue to New Zealand every two weeks on a Wednesday. 

Air New Zealand’s chief digital officer is leaving the company after two years in the role.

Air New Zealand has brought back its food and beverage service and extended its domestic flexibility scheme following Auckland’s move to Covid-19 alert level 1.

Air New Zealand is adding another charter flight between Auckland and Invercargill for the Bluff Oyster & Food Festival on 22 May.

Air New Zealand passenger numbers during January 2021 reached about 583,000, down 56.2% on the 1.33 million reported for the same month last year.

Air New Zealand has flown more than 700 workers from Samoa for the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) programme.

“Compared to most of our global peers, we are in a very fortunate position,” said chief executive Greg Foran.

Operating revenue dropped 59% to $1.2bn as border closures continued to hurt the flagship carrier’s operations.

Air New Zealand says it has reached an agreement to continue supplying air travel services to New Zealand government agencies for a further two years from 1 March 2021.

Air New Zealand will trial the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) digital Travel Pass app designed to help enable safe international travel.

Australia has also suspended quarantine-free travel from NZ until at least midnight Wednesday.

The Government will participate in an equity capital raise in order to maintain a majority shareholding in Air New Zealand.

Air New Zealand will be extending its fare flexibility policy due to ongoing uncertainty around international border restrictions.

Research into a risk-based model for New Zealand’s airports proposes a more tailored approach to border management that matches the different levels of traveller risk.

The airline said that to accommodate strong domestic demand the regional lounge would be open on weekdays.

Air New Zealand passenger numbers fell to around 881,000 in December 2020, down 51.7% compared to the same month a year earlier.

Air New Zealand backs the new standards saying biofuels are “a necessary step” in reaching NZ’s net zero emissions by 2050 goal.