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Air New Zealand's passenger numbers were down in August despite more seats to fill, but profits are up and the airline is looking at efficiency measures to save money.
In its monthly investor update the airline said that in August it carried 952,000 passengers, down 1.8 per cent on the same month last year, while overall, year-to-date capacity grew by 2.1 per cent on the comparable period last year.
