Air NZ ramping up summer flights to Australia, Pacific Islands

Air NZ ramps up capacity on Australia, Pacific flights

Air NZ plans to add 130,000 seats between New Zealand and Australia between October and March. Photo: Supplied / Air New Zealand Air New Zealand is ramping up capacity on trans-Tasman and Pacific flights for the peak summer travel season in response to demand and aircraft returning to service.

Air NZ ramping up summer flights to Australia, Pacific Islands

Air New Zealand says it will add 130,000 seats on flights to Australia, Rarotonga, Fiji and Tahiti this summer. Two new Airbus A320s and more customer demand...

Air New Zealand increases flights to Australia and beyond

Air New Zealand has announced that it will be cranking up the capacity of its short-haul routes for the forthcoming southern summer season at the end of 2025. The carrier has announced a large increase in seats across the Tasman Sea to points in Australia as well as to select destinations across the Pacific Islands. Between October 2025 and March 2026, the airline says it will operate 1.7 million seats between New Zealand and Australia, cementin…