Air NZ to start direct flights to Adelaide

Air New Zealand will start direct flights between Auckland and Adelaide from March next year.

Air NZ will operate three direct flights a week between the centres -- flying on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

The airline is the first international carrier to commit to the Adelaide airport's new $260 million terminal, which will officially open this Friday.

Air New Zealand will use its new Airbus A320 on the route.

Shares in Air NZ were unchanged at $1.14 this afternoon, having traded between $1.13 and $1.72 over the past 12 months.

- NZPA