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Jun 16, 2024 | 10:23 pm

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Join Date: Mar 2014

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Travelling with Air New Zealand

Dunedin Regional Lounge

Effective from 31 May 2024, our Dunedin Regional lounge has been undergoing routine maintenance, which we anticipate will be complete by early August 2024.
During this period, as there is no alternative lounge option, please advise your eligible travellers to see our premium check-in staff who will assist with alternative arrangements.

Star Alliance Gold Track at New York (JFK) Airport - Terminal 1

Effective from 13 May 2024, Air New Zealand can offer their premium customers (Business Premier and Elite/Gold Airpoints members) departing from Terminal 1 at JFK the option of a premium fast track security service, which offers shorter waiting times.
These eligible customers will notice the wording PRIORITY on the bottom left-hand side of their counter boarding pass, which confirms access to the Priority Lane through security.

Changes to Air New Zealand pre-paid baggage and pet rates

Effective from 23 May 2024, we made changes to the Air New Zealand baggage and pet rates. For full the updated rates, please click on the links below:

Baggage

Prepaid extra bags - Excess baggage - Baggage - Plan | Air New Zealand

Pets

Air NZ Pet Travel - Requirements for Safe Pet Transport (airnewzealand.co.nz)

Revamp of Air New Zealand's Premium cabin menus

Travellers in Air New Zealand's premium cabins will step onboard for a culinary journey through Aotearoa with our latest food refresh, providing the next evolution of the popular ‘A Taste of Aotearoa’ menu.

Some of the latest dishes featuring on ‘A Taste of Aotearoa’ premium menus departing from New Zealand include:

Confit potato with onion crème fraîche whip and chives
Mānuka smoked rye sourdough
Smoked kahawai rillette with celery, caper, parsley salsa and citrus
Crayfish bisque with chive crème fraîche and sourdough croutons
Slow cooked wild Fiordland Venison with pancetta, parmesan polenta and balsamic roasted red onions
Seared New Zealand snapper with escabeche vegetables, smoked mussels, white beans and fresh dill
Ambrosia ice cream

Air New Zealand Flights

Air New Zealand increasing capacity to Bali

Air New Zealand is now operating a non-stop service from Auckland to Bali year-round, offering your travellers with greater choice on when they travel.

Our frequency is as follows:

April to end of October – between five and seven flights per week
November to mid-February – three flights per week
Mid-February to end of March – two flights per week

Air New Zealand pauses Auckland - Nouméa service

Effective from 10 June to 28 September 2024, Air New Zealand is pausing the direct services between Auckland and Nouméa.

This route is being put on hold due to the ongoing civil unrest and continued airport closures in New Caledonia. Air New Zealand currently does not have permission to operate flights into Nouméa and it is not clear when we will have permission to operate again.

General Travel information

Corporate Koru Portal

For those who have access the Koru Portal to be able to join/renew Koru Memberships, a reminder to double check you have selected the correct employee that you wish to join/renew. Recently we have encountered some situations where the incorrect person has been selected.

New Zealand Traveller Declaration

Air New Zealand wishes to remind travellers that everyone travelling into New Zealand needs to complete a New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD). It’s free and available in multiple languages when completing a declaration on the NZTD website.

If you have frequent flyer travellers, they can now set up a personal profile using the NZTD App, which means their personal information is pre-populated into each new declaration. For further information please go to

www.travellerdeclaration.govt.nz/contact/

Sustainability

Air New Zealand 2023 Sustainability report

Air New Zealand is committed to finding a more sustainable way to connect with the world and reach our goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. You can find out more information within our Sustainability Report.

2023-Air-New-Zealand-Sustainability-Report-Final.pdf (p-airnz.com)

Fun Fact

Air New Zealand's new Hangar 4 in Auckland

On its completion in early 2025, Air New Zealand's new flagship hangar (Hangar 4 in Auckland) will be the largest single-span timber arch aircraft hangar in the southern hemisphere. At one and a half times the size of the airline’s largest existing hangar, it will be able to house one wide-bodied aircraft, such as a Boeing 777-300 or 787-9, as well as two narrow-bodied aircraft, such as an A320 or an A321neo, at the same time.
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