
Auckland to Houston flights unveiled by Continental
Direct flights from Auckland to Houston as often as five times a week are being planned from November 2011.
Direct flights from Auckland to Houston as often as five times a week are being planned from November 2011.
Air New Zealand is increasing its international capacity by 4.9 per cent and domestic capacity by 3.8 per cent as it starts to see a recovery in air travel.
Claims from travelers disrupted by the Iceland volcano have topped half a million dollars, one of NZ's leading travel insurance companies says.
Air New Zealand climbed from eighth-best in the world last year's to fifth in this year's annual world airline awards.
Plastic cutlery on some Air New Zealand flights is re-used up to 10 times before being thrown away.
A partnership between Air New Zealand and Australian airline Virgin Blue that could result in up to 80 more flights across the Tasman each week is unlikely to deliver cheaper fares, aviation experts say.
A proposed Tasman alliance between rivals Air New Zealand and Virgin Blue has both companies promising lower fares.
Air NZ is bearing the brunt of financial losses caused by the the Iceland volcano disruption, an expert says.
The eruption is unlikely to have inflicted significant financial pain on Air NZ, analysts say.
For most of us, airline food conjures up far-from-appetising images of soggy omelettes, insipid veges and reheated meat.