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Trans-Tasman capacity growth for Queenstown
Media Release
13 February 2009
Capacity boost for
Queenstown with more direct Trans-Tasman capacity from Air
New Zealand
Weekly direct services from Australia to
Queenstown will hit double figures this ski season, with 10
flights per week into the region.
Strong demand from Queensland has resulted in Air New Zealand adding an additional service from Brisbane taking the total from there to three per week, in addition to five services per week from Sydney and two from Melbourne.
“We’ve just commenced early-bird ski deals out of Australia and our confidence in Queenstown as a destination for Australians is showing good positive signs despite the current economic conditions,” says Air New Zealand General Manager Tasman Pacific Airline, Glen Sowry.
“We’ve seen interest from Australian travellers in the Central Otago region continue to strengthen over the years and we’re pleased to be able to meet that growth with additional services.”
The third service from Brisbane will operate on Mondays in July and August, in addition to the existing Thursday and Sunday services.
Utilising A320 aircraft, it takes the total number of trans-Tasman seats available per week into Queenstown to more than 1500. Air New Zealand has recently completed refitting the fleet with digital seat-back entertainment in both business and economy classes and RNP navigation technology to enable aircraft operations in inclement weather conditions.
Flight
schedule for the 2009 ski season is as
follows:
Brisbane///
NZ834/BNE/ZQN/0850/1420/Monday
(July and August) New for this
season
NZ833/ZQN/BNE/1520/1705/Monday (July and August)
New for this season
NZ834/BNE/ZQN/0915/1445/Thursday,
Sunday (July to
September)
NZ833/ZQN/BNE/1545/1730/Thursday, Sunday (July
to
September)
Sydney///
NZ832/SYD/ZQN/0930/1430/Wednesday
(July and August)
NZ831/ZQN/SYD/1600/1715/Wednesday (July
and August)
NZ832/SYD/ZQN/1000/1500/Monday, Tuesday,
Friday, Saturday (July to
September)
NZ831/ZQN/SYD/1600/1715/Monday, Tuesday,
Friday, Saturday (July to
September)
Melbourne///
NZ836/MEL/ZQN/0710/1215/Saturday
(June to September)
NZ837/ZQN/MEL/1310/1435/Saturday
(June to September)
NZ836/MEL/ZQN/0850/1355/Tuesday (June
to September)
NZ837/ZQN/MEL/1455/1620/Tuesday (June to
September)
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