Kiwis are keener than ever to head to our island neighbours for some R, so much so that Air New Zealand has added additional capacity to its Auckland-Rarotonga route to deliver New
Zealanders straight to the warm beaches of the Cook Islands.
The additional flights will give holidaymakers the choice of 11 different flights per week from Monday 16 August, up
from nine per week the airline is currently operating. This will increase to 12 flights per week over the October school
holidays.
Air New Zealand Chief Customer & Sales Officer Leanne Geraghty says the incredible demand for flights to Rarotonga is no surprise, especially as the
temperature has well and truly dropped here at home.
“We want to help as many Kiwis as possible get away for a much-needed break, so it’s great we have been able to add more
than 11,000 additional seats to our schedule to meet the increased demand.”
“Not only is this great for the airline, with tourism being the mainstay of the Cook Islands economy, it’s fantastic
that we can deliver more New Zealanders than ever to the island nation to help support their post-pandemic recovery.
Customers will be required to wear masks on board flights to and from Rarotonga, and additional screening questions will
be asked at check-in. To be eligible to travel, customers will need to have been in New Zealand for the preceding 14
days.Air New Zealand’s Rarotonga schedule is as follows:OriginDestinationTravelFrequencyAKLRAR16 Aug - 03 Oct & 18 Oct – 31 Oct11 times per week.RARAKL16 Aug – 03 Oct & 18 Oct – 31 OctAKLRAR4 Oct – 17 Oct12 times per week.RARAKL4 Oct – 17 Oct
Flights are now on sale at www.airnewzealand.co.nz.