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Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines extend joint partnership
October 12th 2018
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have received regulatory approval to extend their New Zealand-Singapore joint partnership by five years, to March 2024, and add more flights to the agreement. Read More »
“The decision to re-authorise the alliance reinforces the benefits it has delivered to the New Zealand market in its first four years. We look forward to continue working closely with our alliance partner Air New Zealand to provide even more travel options for our customers,” said SIA senior vice president of marketing planning, Tan Kai Ping.
Air NZ chief strategy, networks and alliances officer, Nick Judd, said the approval reaffirmed the airlines’ alliance strategy.
“Partnerships such as this have been key to successfully growing Air New Zealand’s international network and delivering important benefits to our customers. Singapore Airlines has been a strong alliance partner and we are excited at the opportunities the re-authorisation provides our two airlines,” Judd said.
Since the launch of the alliance in January 2015, the two airlines have increased flight frequency on routes between Singapore and New Zealand, providing travellers with greater choice and convenience. Services have included four a week Singapore-Wellington, via Melbourne, from 2016, along with increased peak season services to Christchurch.
The partners have increased seat capacity by more than 25% between Singapore and New Zealand. Going forward, the carriers will launch a third daily service between Singapore and Auckland on October 28, operated by a SIA B777-300ER, boosting capacity by 40% on the route.
