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Cameron McMillan and family fly aboard Virgin's flight VA111 from Auckland to Gold Coast.

Api Talemaitoga flies from Auckland to Christchurch on Air New Zealand's flight NZ531.

Winston Aldworth flies aboard Fiji Airways FJ411, from Auckland to Nadi.

Tejas Lamb flies from Houston to Auckland with Air New Zealand.

Lauren Jones flies from Auckland to Rarotonga on Air New Zealand.

A British Airways passenger paid $7500 for his business class flight.

An Australian oceanographer has suggested a new search area for MH370.

Cecilie Keenan finds a spider in the overhead baggage on her flight from Perth to Auckland and was told by the air hostess to kill it. / Dean Purcell

Anna King Shahab flies from Auckland to Barcelona via Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific.

Air New Zealand returned to the top 20 mainline airlines for on-time performance

An airline has pledged to cure passengers who are afraid of flying or refund their fare.

An unruly passenger who 'dirtied' bathrooms caused a flight to be grounded overnight.

An ocean exploration company is set to resume the search for missing MH370.

While there are a few more clouds in the sky the ''golden age of travel'' rolls on.

Analysts say passengers could feel the impact of higher fuel costs in more expensive fares

A woman suffered a medical event on board a Jetstar flight from Rarotonga to Auckland.

Dozens of flights across the country have been cancelled or delayed amid high winds.

Man who shocked fellow passengers by leaving delayed plane via emergency door 'had asthma'

Flying on commercial planes has never been safer, says global monitoring group.

The race is on to turn around a wide body plane to meet airline schedules.

Global oil prices have spiked after a year of steady increases and NZ motorists are paying

Silice Karito had been stuck in his central Auckland hotel room for 48 hours.

Paraplegic Silice Karito's talks about his nightmare 48 hours in NZ after an airline lost his wheelchair. Credit: Nick Reed

Auckland to Honolulu will be among the most competitive air routes for Kiwis next year.

Fights brew over Korean washing machines, Spanish olives and Chinese aluminum foil.

'I hope you choke on it': Money stolen in a highly devious and audacious mid-air scam.

41,000 passengers will use Auck Airport's international terminal on Dec 23 - a busiest day

Air New Zealand will fly more passengers expected today than any other day this year.

Pilots have won a long-running battle over safety areas at major airports.