Air New Zealand adds Tokyo capacity – Business Traveller
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Air New Zealand adds Tokyo capacity – Business Traveller

While in Japan this week, Air New Zealand chief executive officer Greg Foran has shared that the Star Alliance airline will add 30,000 seats to its Tokyo route from November to March. The increase is a result of the airline’s larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft flying more frequently to Japan. Air New Zealand currently deploys both…

Air New Zealand upgrades Bali service – Business Traveller
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Air New Zealand upgrades Bali service – Business Traveller

Auckland-based Air New Zealand has expanded its nonstop Bali services to cover the local Southern hemisphere summer months for the first time. To celebrate the introduction of year-round flights, Air New Zealand is offering special sale fares to Bali. The Denpasar flights will be operated three times a week, currently using the airline’s leased Boeing…

United cancels Auckland, Brisbane flights from Los Angeles – Business Traveller
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United cancels Auckland, Brisbane flights from Los Angeles – Business Traveller

In the upcoming northern winter schedule from late 2024, Star Alliance member United Airlines no longer plans to operate its seasonal routes from Los Angeles to both Auckland (AKL) and Brisbane (BNE). United will, however, continue to serve both Auckland and Brisbane out of its San Francisco (SFO) hub. Delta Air Lines also recently converted…

Air New Zealand introduces new fare options – Business Traveller
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Air New Zealand introduces new fare options – Business Traveller

Air New Zealand has announced a new suite of booking options for travelling between New Zealand and the Tasman or Pacific Islands. From June, all Air New Zealand short-haul passengers will have access to the full inflight entertainment (IFE) offering, and receive a snack or a meal, including tea, coffee, water or juice. Other beverages…

Air New Zealand expands Asia capacity – Business Traveller
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Air New Zealand expands Asia capacity – Business Traveller

Star Alliance member Air New Zealand has revealed updates to its capacity and network this summer, with the confirmed return of two routes, an extended pause on another, and additional capacity into other markets. The airline will return to Hobart and Seoul in October 2024 after both were paused over the New Zealand winter period….

LATAM to relaunch Sydney nonstop service – Business Traveller
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LATAM to relaunch Sydney nonstop service – Business Traveller

From 28 October, South America’s LATAM Airlines Group will bring back its nonstop Sydney-Santiago flight, operating four times a week. In addition to this, the Sydney-Auckland-Santiago route will continue its service six times a week. The nonstop Sydney-Santiago flight will save around four hours of flight time. In 2023, LATAM also reinstated its nonstop Melbourne…

Air New Zealand suspends Chicago route – Business Traveller
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Air New Zealand suspends Chicago route – Business Traveller

Star Alliance member Air New Zealand will pause its Auckland – Chicago nonstop service from 31 March to 25 October 2024. The airline says the route is being put on hold due to ongoing challenges with the availability of serviceable Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines powering its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, which is impacting airlines around…

Accor opens Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport Hotel – Business Traveller
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Accor opens Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport Hotel – Business Traveller

Features include Te Kaahu restaurant with views of the airport’s runway and Manukau harbour, Kuriri Café and Eatery, a fitness centre and two meeting ninth floor meeting spaces. Cultural design elements have been carved into the stone and timber panelling, as well as being applied to fabric wall coverings, and the hotel also features locally…

InterContinental debuts in Auckland – Business Traveller
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InterContinental debuts in Auckland – Business Traveller

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has made its debut in New Zealand’s largest city with the opening of InterContinental Auckland. On the city’s waterfront at One Queen Street, InterContinental Auckland anchors the one billion dollar (NZD) Commercial Bay lifestyle precinct, which houses the city’s latest upscale office, retail, social, and dining hub. The hotel offers 139…