Air NZ to increase capacity over school holidays

Air NZ will ramp up capacity over the school holidays next month by operating 787-9 Dreamliners between Auckland and Christchurch. The 302-seat aircraft is scheduled to operate 16 return passenger services between July 1-19, translating into an extra 10,000 seats on the route. The airline's General Manager Networks Scott Carr said there will be added capacity also on Auckland to Wellington, Dunedin and Queenstown, as well as from Wellington to Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown. "When it comes to our Auckland-Queenstown route, we’ll be offering even more capacity over the school holidays than we did during the same time last year through upgauging 140 return services from our A320 to our larger A321neo aircraft between 29 June and 26 July. This is great news for tourism and those wanting to hit the slopes," said Carr. Regional routes will also get extra services. The airline has been slowly increasing flights since the drop in coronavirus alert levels. Jetstar is also resuming its domestic operations, with pilots preparing to return to work and cut-price airfares on sale from July 1.<br/>