Media Releases 2013

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May 2013
  • May
    24
    Air New Zealand “Cuddle Class” hits the streets of London

    Air New Zealand is inviting curious Londoners to put its Economy Skycouch to the test as the airline takes its revolutionary Economy seat on the road for the #CuddleClassTour. 

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  • May
    23
    Air New Zealand offers improved check-in with new Melbourne kiosk service

    Air New Zealand customers travelling trans-Tasman and Pacific Island routes have flocked to use the new check-in kiosks introduced this week at Melbourne Airport.

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  • May
    21
    Star Alliance Launches Navigator iPad App

    First Airline Alliance to Introduce Customised iPad App.

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  • May
    17
    Air New Zealand Fairy to be showcased among the best at Google conference

    Air New Zealand continues its leadership in the digital space teaming up with Google to showcase its Air New Zealand Fairy website at Google’s annual developer conference - Google I/O - in San Francisco.

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  • May
    13
    Air New Zealand tops Customer Experience index

    Air New Zealand has topped the Nunwood Customer Experience Excellence (CEE) Index in Australia which measures companies that excel in the eyes of their customers.

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  • May
    9
    Air New Zealand calls for common sense in Cargo case after key witness retracts evidence

    Air New Zealand is calling on the New Zealand Commerce Commission to end its multimillion dollar pursuit of the airline following the retraction under oath of a key piece of evidence.

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  • May
    9
    Major milestone for Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787-9 programme

    The first of Air New Zealand’s Boeing 787-9 aircraft to be constructed has achieved a major milestone this week with the arrival of the first major part of the new aircraft at Boeing’s Everett factory in Seattle three weeks ahead of schedule.

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April 2013
  • Apr
    27
    Air New Zealand further enhances domestic customer experience

    Air New Zealand staff have today welcomed the first customers into the airline’s brand new and considerably larger domestic Koru Lounge at Christchurch International Airport.

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  • Apr
    22
    Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia boost trans-Tasman capacity to Queenstown during ski season

    The trans-Tasman alliance of Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia will this year add more than 30,000 extra seats between Queenstown and Australia over the peak winter period of July to September.

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  • Apr
    22
    Air New Zealand enhances the customer experience for travel to North America

    Air New Zealand passengers can look forward to a better ground experience at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), including a much improved transit process.

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  • Apr
    21
    Air New Zealand welcomes details of $158m tourism boost

    Air New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Christopher Luxon welcomed further detail from the Prime Minister today of the Government’s $158m boost to the tourism sector, which includes initiatives to boost business and high-value visitor travel to New Zealand.

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  • Apr
    18
    Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia launch direct link between Christchurch and Perth

    Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia announced today that they will become the first airlines to offer a direct service between Christchurch and the West Australian capital of Perth in over 20 years.

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  • Apr
    16
    Air New Zealand supports Government’s increased investment in Tourism New Zealand to grow tourism

    Air New Zealand welcomes the Government’s announcement today to invest an incremental $158 million over the next four years to grow tourism to New Zealand.

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  • Apr
    10
    Air New Zealand wins global sustainable tourism award

    Air New Zealand has taken top honours at the 2013 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, recognising sustainable tourism global best practice.

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  • Apr
    8
    Bestselling author and entrepreneur to headline Air New Zealand Social Media Breakfast

    New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Guy Kawasaki, will take centre stage at Air New Zealand’s third Social Media Breakfast on
    15 May 2013.

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  • Apr
    3
    Christchurch Engine Centre gets $20 million investment in new facilities

    Air New Zealand and Pratt & Whitney will invest $20 million in new workshops and a logistics centre to support new generation aircraft at the jet engine overhaul facility at Christchurch Airport.

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March 2013
  • Mar
    22
    More cheap seats for Kiwi travellers

    Air New Zealand has reasserted its price leadership for the second time in a week announcing a further 100,000 grabaseat fares will be offered across its domestic network this year.

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  • Mar
    21
    Air New Zealand most attractive employer for third consecutive year

    Air New Zealand has been inducted in to the Randstad Awards Global Hall of Fame after being named the country’s most attractive employer for a third consecutive year - the first time an organisation anywhere in the world has won the prestigious accolade three times in a row.

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  • Mar
    20
    Air New Zealand slashes Night Rider fares

    Air New Zealand is slashing Night Rider™ fares between Auckland and Wellington to $9 each way over the busy Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend.

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  • Mar
    19
    Air New Zealand to offer Nelson - Palmerston North direct services

    Air New Zealand is trialling a daily service between Nelson and Palmerston North from 12 July.

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  • Mar
    7
    Air New Zealand appoints new GM Customer Experience

    Air New Zealand has appointed Calum Laming to the newly created role of General Manager Customer Experience.

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  • Mar
    7
    Air New Zealand ‘Bears All’

    Air New Zealand has released never before seen footage of the making of its ground breaking in-flight safety video Bear Essentials of Safety, featuring celebrity adventurer Bear Grylls, and filmed entirely in the outdoors on New Zealand’s world-renowned Routeburn Track.

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  • Mar
    1
    The Bear Essentials of Safety another global hit

    More than 1 million people have already viewed Air New Zealand’s latest onboard safety video the Bear Essentials of Safety online.

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  • Mar
    1
    Air New Zealand Link named Domestic Airline of the Year

    Air New Zealand Link has been named Domestic Airline of the Year at the second annual Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards.

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February 2013
  • Feb
    28
    Air New Zealand’s half year earnings up more than 300 percent

    Air New Zealand has lifted its normalised earnings before taxation for the first half of the 2013 financial year by more than 300 percent. Normalised earnings before taxation were $139 million, up from $33 million in the previous corresponding period. Statutory net profit after taxation increased $62 million to $100 million.

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  • Feb
    27
    Celebrity adventurer stars in Bear Essentials of Safety video

    Air New Zealand has set a new benchmark for airline safety videos by teaming up with adventurer Bear Grylls to create a ground breaking piece of content filmed in the wild.

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  • Feb
    22
    Air New Zealand recognised in international airline awards

    Air New Zealand has been recognised as amongst the best in the world for getting passengers to their destinations on time.

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  • Feb
    19
    Star Alliance introduces enhanced Asia Airpass
    Fare Products Streamlined

    Frankfurt, Germany - February 19th, 2013

    Star Alliance is launching an enhanced Asia Airpass for travel across the Asian continent, which in addition to the 15 countries and territories already offered, now includes Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Its scope has further been extended to include all Star Alliance destinations in Japan and additional flights to India.

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  • Feb
    8
    Excessive Wellington Airport Profit Confirmed

    Air New Zealand welcomes the Commerce Commission’s report on Wellington Airport today which has confirmed that WIAL earns excessive profit through an unreasonable charging regime.

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January 2013
  • Jan
    25
    Air New Zealand moves to daily Tokyo and Shanghai services

    Air New Zealand is now operating daily return services to Tokyo and Shanghai in response to strong growth in the Asian market. 

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  • Jan
    25
    Air New Zealand recognised in global sustainable tourism awards

    Air New Zealand has been named a finalist in the 2013 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards which recognise sustainable tourism best practice in businesses and at destinations.

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  • Jan
    25
    Futurist joins Obama's Digital Director at Air New Zealand Social Media Breakfast

    Air New Zealand has added globally acclaimed futurist, entrepreneur and social media authority Ross Dawson to the line-up at the first Social Media Breakfast of 2013 to share his digital innovation forecast.

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  • Jan
    18
    Air New Zealand names new Chief People Officer

    Air New Zealand has appointed Lorraine Murphy as Chief People Officer, effective March 4.

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  • Jan
    10
    Air New Zealand highly ranked amongst world’s safest airlines

    Air New Zealand has been named in the top three airlines in the world from a safety perspective.

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