Air New Zealand resumes flights to more North American destinations

Today, Air New Zealand resumes its non-stop service to San Francisco, and looks forward to resuming services to Honolulu on 4 July and to Houston on 7 July.
14 April 2022

This follows the airline recently announcing commencement of its new service between Auckland and New York, JFK from 17 September 2022, and the airline carrying passengers daily between Auckland and Los Angeles since March this year. Air New Zealand has also been flying three times a week to Vancouver since February.

The services to San Francisco will initially operate three times a week with state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, meaning that customers flying these routes will be able to enjoy the airline's uniquely kiwi Business Premier, Premium Economy and Economy Skycouch product offerings.

The configuration of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that will service these routes offers more Premium seats than other Dreamliners in the airline's fleet.

"Recommencing services across our North America routes as the border reopens is another step towards the gradual resumption of flights to destinations across our international network," says Air New Zealand Chief Customer and Sales Officer Leanne Geraghty.

"Our North America network plays a key role in our Kia Mau Thrive strategy, so it's great to be able to reopen another important port into the region. San Francisco is a year-round destination for Kiwis and equally, an important departure point for Americans looking to visit New Zealand and Australia."

"With our strong partnership with United Airlines, our customers can fly daily to hundreds of domestic destinations across the USA. And with our Star Alliance and other alliances partners, we also offer multiple international connecting opportunities to Canada, UK and Europe."

Flight schedule for Auckland – San Francisco from 14 April

Flight No.

NZ8

Aircraft

787-9 Dreamliner

Departs

Auckland
7:45pm

Arrives

San Francisco
1:05pm

Frequency

Tue, Thu, Sat


Flight No.

NZ7

Aircraft

787-9 Dreamliner

Departs

San Francisco
10:05pm

Arrives

Auckland
6:10am

Frequency

Tue, Thu, Sat


Flight schedule for Auckland – Honolulu from 4 July

Flight No.

NZ10

Aircraft

787-9 Dreamliner

Departs

Auckland
9:55pm

Arrives

Honolulu
8:30am

Frequency

Tue, Thu, Sun


Flight No.

NZ9

Aircraft

787-9 Dreamliner

Departs

Honolulu
10:00am

Arrives

Auckland
5:00pm

Frequency

Tue, Thu, Sun


Flight schedule for Auckland - Houston from 7 July

Flight No.

NZ28

Aircraft

787-9 Dreamliner

Departs

Auckland
7:45pm

Arrives

Houston
4:20pm

Frequency

Mon, Thu, Sun


Flight No.

NZ29

Aircraft

787-9 Dreamliner

Departs

Houston
9:55pm

Arrives

Auckland
5:55am

Frequency

Mon, Thu, Sun


Ends

Issued by Air New Zealand Communications.

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About Star Alliance

The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognised by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Air Portugal, THAI, Turkish Airlines, and United. Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 19,000 daily flights to more than 1,250 airports in 195 countries. Further connecting flights are offered by Star Alliance Connecting Partner, Juneyao Airlines.

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