Tourism Australia Chief Backs Air New Zealand

TOURISM AUSTRALIA CHIEF BACKS AIR NEW ZEALAND
TRANSFORMATION ON TASMAN

Auckland, New Zealand, 18th March 2010 - Newly appointed Tourism Australia Managing Director Andrew McEvoy said today whilst on his inaugural visit to New Zealand, that Air New Zealand was to be “commended” on its Tasman Service transformation announced by the airline today.

McEvoy describes the airline as a “great partner in marketing Australia to their loyal Kiwi passengers”, who Tourism Australia also value highly. With more than 70% of the 1.1 million trips made by New Zealanders to Australia being leisure travellers, McEvoy says “more seats at lower prices can only be good news for destination Australia.”

The airline’s transformations include;
• Cutting the price of Air New Zealand’s lead-in fares
• Reducing the time customers need to spend in airports by an average of 45 minutes by introducing new kiosks and a streamlined check-in process
• Introducing a new way in which airfares are sold to provide more choice than ever for customers
• Standardisation of the Airbus A320 Tasman Pacific fleet to one class with 171 seats

McEvoy concludes that with renewed growth for Australia from the New Zealand market and promising March results, service, product and price enhancements by Air New Zealand “will add further incentive for Kiwis to visit Australia.”

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