More Melbourne flights

United Airlines has resumed daily Auckland to Melbourne return flights, departing for Melbourne each morning and returning early evening.

The daily Boeing 747-400 service means more than 5000 extra transtasman seats will be available each week. United Airlines will continue to operate daily, non-stop services linking New Zealand with Los Angeles and beyond.

However, the northbound flight to the United States will now leave Auckland in the early evening rather than in the afternoon, improving connections for travellers to Europe.