Air New Zealand has begun operating daily services from Auckland to Tokyo and Shanghai.
Responsing to strong growth in the Asian market, services to Shanghai have progressively increased since the route was introduced in 2006, while the return to daily Tokyo flights comes after three years of reduced capacity.
This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Login
Become a Member
To continue reading the rest of this article, please login.Forgot password?
To unlock all Australian Aviation magazine content and again unlimited access to our daily news and features, become a member today! A monthly membership is only $5.99 or save with our annual plans.
Air New Zealand’s deputy CEO Norm Thompson said: “China is now New Zealand’s second largest inbound tourist market, after Australia, having recently overtaken both North America and the UK.”
“The Japanese market is now showing signs of strong recovery after it was hit very hard by both the Christchurch earthquake and Japan tsunami in 2011 and we have continued to increase capacity on the Tokyo route in line with increased demand,” Thompson added.
iscover
