Wellington to Invercargill route schedule change

We have made the difficult decision to no longer operate direct services between Wellington and Invercargill from 19 January 2025.

A significant amount of care and planning goes into ensuring our domestic network services communities across the country as well as possible. To do this, Air New Zealand must also ensure its operations are financially sustainable.

Over recent months, we’ve seen domestic demand soften in response to a tough economic backdrop. This is most evident on some of our regional network. Concurrently, we also have aircraft out of service due to global engine maintenance issues.

Customers will still be able to travel between Wellington and Invercargill by connecting through Christchurch and we will be adding additional flights on our Christchurch and Invercargill route to ensure there is sufficient capacity given this change.

Our team is focused on rebooking customers on the best available service via Christchurch. Once their updated itinerary is ready, it will be sent to the email address connected to the booking. Should customers no longer wish to travel, they may be eligible for a credit or refund. More information on this can be found on our website here:  https://airnz.click/CreditandRefund If your flight was booked through a travel agent, please discuss this with them directly.

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