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NEWS: Air NZ Announces New Chief Executive Officer

Air New Zealand has appointed Christopher Luxon as its next Chief Executive Officer. Chairman John Palmer said today Mr Luxon will take over from current Chief Executive Officer Rob Fyfe at the end of December. Mr Luxon is presently Group General Manager International Airline and has held the role since joining Air New Zealand in [...]

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NEWS: Update 4 on Air New Zealand flights to and from Christchurch

Air New Zealand advises that ground conditions at Christchurch Airport are beginning to improve, enabling some flight operations to recommence. As a result of the snow and freezing conditions affecting parts of the South Island a large number of flights across the country will continue to be delayed and cancelled. Customers will be booked onto [...]

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NEWS: Update 3 On Air NZ Flights To And From Christchurch

Air New Zealand advises that due to the current weather and airport conditions at Christchurch Airport, a number of flights will be affected this morning. As a result of the snow and freezing conditions affecting parts of the South Island a large number of flights across the country are also delayed or cancelled. Customers will [...]

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NEWS: Update 2 on Air New Zealand flights to and from Christchurch

6 June 2012 21:30 Air New Zealand advises that due to the weather and airport conditions in Christchurch, all remaining flights to and from Christchurch Airport on Wednesday 6 June are cancelled. As a result of the snow affecting parts of the South Island a large number of flights across the country are also delayed [...]

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VIDEO: All Black 777-300 Hops to Wellington And Wanaka

This Easter, Sunday 8 April, Air New Zealand will be flying the all black 777-300 into Wellington for a short stopover set to thrill aviation enthusiasts in the region, followed by a breathtaking flypast of the Warbirds over Wanaka event. Keen planespotters will get to see Air New Zealand’s newest and largest long-haul aircraft land [...]

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Travel Update For Fiji – Monday 2 April

UPDATED 2200 hrs, 2 April. The Fiji Government this afternoon lifted its embargo on passengers travelling to Nadi, Fiji. In order to be able to transport more passengers both to and from Fiji tomorrow, Air New Zealand has cancelled the scheduled A320 service Auckland – Nadi – Auckland (NZ752/NZ753) which was due to depart at [...]

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Travel Update For Fiji – 1 April

Continued adverse weather conditions at Nadi Airport have resulted in the cancellation of today’s NZ56 and NZ57 Auckland – Nadi – Auckland services and NZ1360 and NZ1361 Auckland – Nadi – Auckland services. As advised by the airport and Fiji Government, no passengers are currently permitted to arrive on flights INTO Nadi until further notice. [...]

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Air New Zealand To Go Daily To Shanghai

Air New Zealand plans to operate daily services to China within the coming 12 months. Following a review of current services into China – Air New Zealand has determined that this expansion will best be achieved by consolidating services into Shanghai and serving Beijing as a one-stop destination in conjunction with Star Alliance code-share partner [...]

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