Air NZ extends SIA deal

Air NZ and SIA will extend their alliance to include travel between Wellington and Singapore. From Sept 21, Air NZ will be able to codeshare on SIA's new Wellington-Singapore service. The airlines will also codeshare on Air NZ's domestic network beyond Wellington. The two carriers first launched an alliance in early 2015, which included SIA's Singapore-Christchurch service and enabled Air NZ to resume operating the Auckland-Singapore route. Air NZ chief strategy, networks and alliances officer Stephen Jones said the launch of the alliance with SIA delivered capacity growth of 15% in its first year. SIA's GM, New Zealand, Simon Turcotte said the extension of the alliance agreement to include the new service would deliver a greater choice to customers looking to travel to and from New Zealand. <br/>