Emirates to fly new daily service from Auckland to Bali and Dubai

Emirates plans to launch a new daily service from Auckland to Bali and then on to Dubai from June 14. The airline will use a Boeing 777-300ER on the route and provide competition to Air New Zealand's five-times a week seasonal service to Denpasar. One agent said this increased competition would help push down prices on the route which takes about 9 hours and 20 minutes. Air New Zealand's will use a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the route and its flights which start in April are available on Google Flights for $1430 return that month. "With another carrier flying into Bali and an increase in capacity we are sure this is going to further grow upcoming booking numbers and potentially help drive airfare prices even lower," said House of Travel commercial director Brent Thomas. President of Emirates Airline Sir Tim Clark said there was strong demand for travel to Bali, and to and from Auckland.<br/>