Tag: new zealand
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Air New Zealand’s new frequent flyer program Koru is now live
Air New Zealand’s new frequent flyer program kicks into action and is now live. Koru replaces Airpoints after 35 years of service. The new loyalty program introduces a new tier at the top of the pyramid, with black status sitting on top of platinum, then gold, silver, and bronze. Miles and status points will be…
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Air New Zealand introduces the SkyNest: flat beds for economy and premium economy passengers
Air New Zealand continues to innovate on long-haul economy class, introducing the SkyNest concept, which will offer Premium Economy and Economy Class passengers the opportunity to book lie-flat beds. These will be located between Premium Economy and Economy and will be bookable for two four-hour sessions at a price of NZD495 on flights between Auckland…
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Air New Zealand Opens The Lookout Lounge at Auckland Airport
The last post touched on the Lufthansa Group brand identity refresh, another airline which has been busy in this department this year has been Air New Zealand. The Kiwi carrier refreshed its cabin crew uniforms and rebranded its loyalty program, which is shifting away from Airpoints into the new name Koru. Next on the airline’s…
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Air New Zealand Rebrands Airpoints to Koru and Introduces New Elite Tiers for 2026
At the core of the business model of any modern major airline is a strong loyalty program. These programs have become money making machines for the carriers that put huge amounts of time and effort in designing them. The latest loyalty program redesign and rebrand comes from Air New Zealand which is letting go of…
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Qantas Adds Summer Auckland Service From Adelaide Airport
News in rapid succession for Adelaide International Airport. Qantas, which has recently revealed its new Domestic Business Lounge at the city’s airport, is also preparing to launch a new service from Adelaide to New Zealand. The new flight will be coming online later in 2025, but allow me to take you through all the details…
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Air New Zealand Receives First Retrofitted Boeing 787-9 Featuring Business Premier Luxe Seats
As I’ve covered in the fleet-dedicated post, Air New Zealand is a fascinating carrier. The airline operates some of the shortest routes in the world alongside some of the longest. The location of the country and its geography makes air travel a basic necessity for trade and business. Air New Zealand is also notable to…
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Cathay Pacific Resumes Flights to Christchurch
Cathay Pacific is without a doubt one of the airlines that has come out worse from the covid pandemic. The Hong Kong based airline has had to cope with some of the most stringent covid restrictions in the world. Hong Kong was also one of the last locations in the Asia-Pacific area to open up…
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Brisbane Gets New Flights to Wellington and Honiara and Daily Service to Tokyo
We just got some very good and encouraging news about Brisbane International Airport (BNE). The biggest and busiest airport in the state of Queensland is going to get a further boost of flights in the second half of the year. Hopefully a further push towards recovering completely pre-covid traffic figures. Something that Australian airports seem…
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The Emirates Airbus A380 Returns to Christchurch
Today, the 27th of March 2023, was quite an important day for Emirates and the Christchurch airport in New Zealand. The middle eastern aviation giant has recommenced operations to and from the Kiwi city using its largest and most comfortable aircraft: the Airbus A380. Let’s find out more about the news and how Emirates operations…
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Air New Zealand Introduces Extra Leg Room Economy and SkyCouch Seats
Air New Zealand is arguably the airline that is working the hardest on innovating the Economy class product. The airline operates a vast network of long and ultra long range flights making innovation a necessity particularly in the economy cabin. There will be some interesting product updates introduced on one of Air New Zealand’s flagship…