Air New Zealand updates domestic schedule for July and August

Air New Zealand has today released its domestic schedule for July and August.
4 June 2020

The airline plans to operate around 55 percent of its usual domestic capacity (compared to pre-COVID-19 levels) during July and August.

Since the start of Alert Level 2 the airline has been flying to the majority of the domestic ports it serviced pre-COVID-19, albeit with reduced frequencies. Its Timaru-Wellington and Taupō-Auckland routes resume this coming Monday.  

Air New Zealand General Manager Networks Scott Carr says the airline continues to further build its domestic schedule.

"We've been encouraged by demand from leisure travellers recently and we're also expecting demand for business travel to continue to build. As a result, we have been working to add more flying to our domestic schedule from next month and this includes additional services for the July school holidays. 

"From next month, we'll resume our Invercargill-Auckland A320 jet service which will operate four return services a week and we'll also resume operating our Invercargill-Wellington, Christchurch-Rotorua and Christchurch-New Plymouth routes. These routes will add further direct connections for customers travelling between the North and South Islands."

The airline will operate the following return services in July and August –

 

Auckland to/from:

Destination

Blenheim

Weekly returns

16

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Christchurch

Weekly returns

59

Aircraft type

A320


Destination

Dunedin 

Weekly returns

13

Aircraft type

A320


Destination

Gisborne

Weekly returns

23 

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Invercargill

Weekly returns

4

Aircraft type

A320


Destination

Kerikeri

Weekly returns

16

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Napier

Weekly returns

36

Aircraft type

ATR/Q300


Destination

Nelson

Weekly returns

32

Aircraft type

ATR/Q300


Destination

New Plymouth

Weekly returns

25

Aircraft type

ATR/Q300


Destination

Palmerston North

Weekly returns

37

Aircraft type

ATR


Destination

Rotorua

Weekly returns

10

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Tauranga

Weekly returns

28

Aircraft type

ATR/Q300


Destination

Taupō

Weekly returns

9

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Wellington

Weekly returns

64

Aircraft type

A320


Destination

Whangārei

Weekly returns

17

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Queenstown

Weekly returns

47

Aircraft type

A320


Wellington to/from:

Destination

Blenheim

Weekly returns

17

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Dunedin

Weekly returns

19

Aircraft type

A320/ATR


Destination

Gisborne

Weekly returns

11

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Hamilton

Weekly returns

27

Aircraft type

ATR/Q300


Destination

Invercargill

Weekly returns

7

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Napier

Weekly returns

16

Aircraft type

ATR


Destination

Nelson

Weekly returns

33

Aircraft type

ATR/Q300


Destination

New Plymouth

Weekly returns

16

Aircraft type

ATR/Q300


Destination

Rotorua

Weekly returns

16

Aircraft type

ATR/Q300


Destination

Tauranga

Weekly returns

22

Aircraft type

ATR/Q300


Destination

Timaru

Weekly returns

9

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Queenstown

Weekly returns

19

Aircraft type

A320/ATR


Christchurch to/from:

Destination

Dunedin

Weekly returns

25

Aircraft type

ATR


Destination

Hokitika

Weekly returns

9

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Hamilton

Weekly returns

15

Aircraft type

ATR


Destination

Invercargill

Weekly returns

20

Aircraft type

ATR


Destination

Napier

Weekly returns

15

Aircraft type

ATR/Q300


Destination

Nelson

Weekly returns

25

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

New Plymouth

Weekly returns

7

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Palmerston North

Weekly returns

19

Aircraft type

ATR


Destination

Rotorua

Weekly returns

7

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Tauranga

Weekly returns

10

Aircraft type

Q300


Destination

Wellington

Weekly returns

66

Aircraft type

A320/ATR/Q300


Destination

Queenstown

Weekly returns

18

Aircraft type

A320/ATR


Flights will be progressively available to book over the coming days via the Air New Zealand website. Additional frequencies will continue to be reintroduced back into the schedule as demand permits.

The airline will notify any affected customers in the coming days. Air New Zealand's dedicated COVID-19 information hub is being updated continuously and customers should check this first, before calling the airline's contact centre.

Ends

Issued by Air New Zealand Communications.

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