Air New Zealand plans to launch its first ever direct service between Invercargill and Auckland on August 25. The national carrier will operate the trial service using an Airbus A320 jet aircraft five times a week. Full-price fares start from $89 one way but went on sale on Grabaseat for $59 on Friday. With a flight time of approximately two hours, the new service will be the longest domestic Air New Zealand flight. It will depart Invercargill at 6am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and arrive in Auckland at 7:55am. The Auckland-Invercargill service will depart at 7:35pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Air New Zealand Head of Regional Affairs Reuben Levermore said the community has been demanding it. "The Southland community has told us a direct Invercargill-Auckland service is important and we've been working closely with stakeholders to achieve this. "The challenge will be for the community to support the trial of a direct service to ensure it's sustainable, and we're confident they'll do so."
I've booked to try the service... and have a day spare to try out Stewart Island Flights!
>With a flight time of approximately two hours, the new service will be the longest domestic Air New Zealand flight
ReplyDeleteJust wait till Air NZ announces their new domestic 777 service between Kaitaia and IVC :D
Between WLG-IVC is 2hr10min, and TRG-CHC is 2hr00min. Technically not the longest 'Air New Zealand' domestic service, but longest domestic 'jet' service
ReplyDeleteI assumed it was longest by distance, not longest by travel time.
Delete(Also, if you want to be pedantic, WLG-IVC and TRG-CHC are operated by Air Nelson or MC, not NZ... :D)
Yes, well aware of that. However I, nor the general public don't say I am flying Air Nelson or Mount Cook, we are flying Air New Zealand, its just 'operated' by a link airline.
DeleteLongest by distance is AKL-CHT, but AKL-IVC will be Air NZs longest
Nice reply!
DeleteIt is not the first time AKL to IVC and return has been operated direct by Air NZ.
ReplyDelete732's operated this schedule over summer peak periods
Good idea.
ReplyDeleteMakes it sooo much easier to leave Invercargill.
You know you are old when you are in Wellington and you miss teal and metro/saab
ReplyDeleteIf you went back in time with a digital camera with 60x zoom.... what decade
ReplyDeleteIVC/AKL is Koru Hour timings, but doesn't appear to be getting the Koru Hour treatment?
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