Additional capacity and special fares to and from Chch

Additional capacity and special standby fares to and from Christchurch

Air New Zealand is continuing to add further capacity into and out of Christchurch to meet high demand, especially for people wishing to leave Christchurch .

Today and over the weekend Air New Zealand is operating the following additional services to and from Christchurch :

Friday
• Return Auckland – Christchurch service utilising 379 seat Boeing 747 aircraft
• Return Auckland – Christchurch service utilising 379 seat Boeing 747 aircraft
• Return Christchurch – Wellington service utilising a seat 133 Boeing 737-300 aircraft
• Return Auckland – Christchurch service utilising a 304 seat Boeing 777-200 aircraft
• 133 seat Boeing 737-300 service operating Auckland – Christchurch – Wellington – Auckland
• A Christchurch – Wellington service utilising a 68 seat ATR aircraft

Saturday
• Return Auckland – Christchurch service utilising 379 seat Boeing 747 aircraft
• Return Auckland – Christchurch service utilising 379 seat Boeing 747 aircraft
• A 171 seat Airbus A320 service operating Auckland - Christchurch - Wellington - Christchurch - Auckland

Sunday
• Return Auckland – Christchurch service utilising 379 seat Boeing 747 aircraft
• Return Auckland – Christchurch service utilising 379 seat Boeing 747 aircraft

This capacity is in addition to Air New Zealand’s regular flight schedule which already offers more than 10,000 seats to and from Christchurch each day.

Special domestic $50 standby airfares

Air New Zealand is introducing special domestic standby $50 one way airfares on direct services to/from Christchurch . The special standby fares are available for sale from today for travel from Monday 28 February through until midnight Sunday 6 March.

Customers wishing to purchase the special standby fares can do so via the following channels:
• Air New Zealand Contact Centre: NZ 0800 737 000
• Air New Zealand Holidays Stores: NZ 0800 737 767
• In person at your nearest Air New Zealand Holidays Store

Reduction in pricing of standard airfares

In addition to the $50 standby airfares, Air New Zealand is adjusting the pricing of its domestic Christchurch airfares, ensuring that Smart Saver airfares are available on all direct flights to and from Christchurch for travel through to midnight Sunday 6 March. For example fares on all flights Christchurch – Auckland will be available for between $69 - $149, and Christchurch – Wellington for between $59 - $129.

The compassionate international fares will continue to be available.

Air New Zealand has also been offering ticketing flexibility since Tuesday on all fare types for those due to travel to and from Christchurch , who had booked prior to Tuesday 22 February. Full details are available on the airline’s website.

Air New Zealand strongly encourages customers who have bookings on flights to and from Christchurch which they no longer require to cancel their bookings so that other customers can make use of the seats.

Air New Zealand would like to acknowledge support of its partners in the aviation community including BP, Caltex, Greenstone and ExxonMobil who have been providing discounted fuel for the humanitarian flights and also Aviation Security, Wellington , Christchurch , Auckland and Queenstown airports who are waiving some of their airport-related fees.

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