Treat yourself to more
A generous, ergonomic seat designed to bring you more control over your comfort.
Enjoy more personal space and thoughtful touches that make all the difference, including a wider seat, adjustable headrest, extra legroom, added storage and more room to recline for a comfortable journey.
Your Premium Economy experience
A unique experience awaits you in Premium Economy. With more personal space to enjoy premium seating, generous legroom, delicious cuisine and inflight entertainment.
Enjoy our world-class Kiwi hospitality and premium service from dedicated cabin crew throughout your journey.
Delight in New Zealand's culinary richness with an inspired selection of modern flavours, and a curated drinks list.
Our amenity kit includes onboard essentials and therapeutic skincare crafted by Aotea in New Zealand with native flora, inspired by traditional Māori methods and designed to soothe your skin while you fly.
Immerse yourself from the moment you settle in with on-demand entertainment provided from gate to gate.
Access premium check in and priority boarding with Air New Zealand and select alliance partners.
All Premium Economy seats have in-seat universal plug AC power, USB-A and come with a set of premium headphones, to help you stay connected. Free inflight Wi-Fi is available on most aircraft.
Receive priority baggage service and complimentary baggage including 2 carry-on and 2 checked bags. Allowances may differ on connecting flights with other airlines.
Compare our cabin options
Not sure which cabin is right for your journey? Compare Premium Economy, Economy and Business Premier side by side to see what’s included and choose the experience that suits you best. If you’d like to explore cabin layouts, you can also view our aircraft seat maps.
| 2 pieces of carry-on luggage | 2 pieces of carry-on luggage | 1 carry-on bag of up to 7kg |
|---|---|---|
| 3 pieces of checked luggage | 2 pieces of checked luggage | 1 checked-in bag of up to 23kg^ |
| Arrive refreshed with a seat that reclines to a lie-flat bed | Premium seat with an adjustable headrest and extra legroom | Economy seat with innovative seating options to give you more choice |
| Economy Stretch - enjoy more space with more legroom | ||
| Economy Skycouch™ - a row of seats that turns into a couch when the footrests are fully lifted | ||
| Fine cuisine and beverages - a full table service inspired by our favourite flavours | Premium cuisine and beverages - fresh, seasonal ingredients with a modern Kiwi twist | Inflight meal and beverages |
| Inflight entertainment | Inflight entertainment | Inflight entertainment |
| Deluxe amenity kit - our gift from home | Deluxe amenity kit - our gift from home | |
| Premium check-in and priority boarding | Premium check-in and priority boarding | |
| Free standard seat select | Free standard seat select | |
| Complimentary lounge access |
Compare our cabin options
Not sure which cabin is right for your journey? Compare Premium Economy, Economy and Business Premier side by side to see what’s included and choose the experience that suits you best. If you’d like to explore cabin layouts, you can also view our aircraft seat maps.
| Premium Economy | Economy |
|---|---|
2 pieces of carry-on luggage | |
| 2 pieces of carry-on luggage | 1 carry-on bag of up to 7kg |
3 pieces of checked luggage | |
| 2 pieces of checked luggage | 1 checked-in bag of up to 23kg^ |
Arrive refreshed with a seat that reclines to a lie-flat bed | |
| Premium seat with an adjustable headrest and extra legroom | Economy seat with innovative seating options to give you more choice |
| Economy Stretch - enjoy more space with more legroom | |
| Economy Skycouch™ - a row of seats that turns into a couch when the footrests are fully lifted | |
Fine cuisine and beverages - a full table service inspired by our favourite flavours | |
| Premium cuisine and beverages - fresh, seasonal ingredients with a modern Kiwi twist | Inflight meal and beverages |
Inflight entertainment | |
| Inflight entertainment | Inflight entertainment |
Deluxe amenity kit - our gift from home | |
| Deluxe amenity kit - our gift from home | |
Premium check-in and priority boarding | |
| Premium check-in and priority boarding | |
Free standard seat select | |
| Free standard seat select | |
Complimentary lounge access | |
^For Economy fares to Shanghai, Singapore and Taipei, the baggage allowance is two checked bags. For Economy fares departing Australia to Canada and the USA (excluding New York), the baggage allowance is two checked bags. Economy fares from Australia to New York have a baggage allowance of one checked bag. If travelling with more than one carrier, please refer to the section when travelling on a ticket with more than one carrier.
Explore our other cabins
Explore Business Premier™. Your sanctuary in the sky, with preferred seating options including Business Premier Luxe.
Explore Economy options, including Economy Skynest™, Economy Skycouch™ and Economy Stretch.
Plan for your Premium Economy journey
Cuisine and beverages
Delight in New Zealand's culinary richness with an inspired selection of modern flavours, and a curated drinks list.
Baggage allowance
Receive priority baggage service and complimentary baggage including 2 carry-on and 2 checked bags. Allowances may differ on connecting flights with other airlines.
Inflight entertainment
Enjoy hours of on-demand gate-to-gate entertainment with the latest blockbuster films, and more.
Free inflight Wi-Fi
Find out how to connect, check if your flight offers free inflight Wi-Fi and learn what to expect before you travel.