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Rusty hangs up his lei, HA resumes AKL-HNL
By Fate Spooner
Reflecting strong demand and the airline’s continued confidence in the New Zealand market, Hawaiian Airlines marked its return to seasonal Auckland-Honolulu services with an event in Auckland yesterday.
QF’s AKL to ADL flying
Qantas launched its new Auckland to Adelaide service last Friday, marking the first direct Qantas flight between the two cities in 20 years.
AKL: Key regions still to reach 2019 figures
The continuing absence of key carriers that served Auckland Airport before covid is one of the factors hampering AKL’s return to 2019 airline capacity.
3U to AKL year round
Year-round connectivity to Chengdu is coming to Auckland Airport with the arrival of Sichuan Airlines in early December.
Auckland Airport outlines digital departure plans
Auckland Airport plans a sweeping check-in upgrade that lays the digital foundations for a technology-led travel future and brings domestic jet and international travellers together under one roof for the first time since the 1970s.
India connections, tourism optimism, Vanuatu recovery all on agenda at Skål event
Direct services between Auckland and India are a ‘ high possibility’ in the next 18 to 24 months, says Auckland International Airport’s manager commercial Mick Cottrell.
Capacity gap may hamper full tourism recovery, says Auckland Airport executive
Making a full recovery in international tourism back to pre-covid levels in New Zealand may be restricted by a lack of airline seats at least in the short term, according to Scott Tasker, chief customer officer at Auckland Airport.
More kiosks to speed check-in at AKL
Traditional check-in desks are on the way out at Auckland Airport, with smarter check-in technology arriving this summer.
AKL positive despite bumps
Evidence over the past 18 months that New Zealanders are keen and willing to travel when they can will encourage airlines to keep faith with the market, delegates at the Tourism Export Council (TEC) NZ conference in New Plymouth heard recently.
Scott Tasker, general manager aeronautical commercial at Auckland Airport, says airlines are aware that New Zealand was a profitable route pre-Covid and could be again. On top of that surveys show that New Zealand is a hugely desirable destination for overseas markets.
However, he also warns that the country will not remain on people’s ‘bucket lists’ forever and that airlines will obviously shift operations to routes where borders open – especially if there is no clear pathway to the future provided by New Zealand authorities.
