Air New Zealand

Business Digest, November 7, 2012

7 Nov 2012

Office unit sales hit 19-month high

Air New Zealand axes Hong Kong-London route

6 Nov 2012

Air New Zealand is to axe its Hong Kong-London service, with the loss of 70 jobs, and introduce a code-share with Cathay Pacific on the Auckland-Hong Kong route.

Putting fun into travel

17 Oct 2011

Many frequent business travellers enjoy airline lounges offering free Wi-fi and a spread of food and drinks, where they can work for a few hours until their flight departs.

Big deal

20 May 2009

If you can't decide where to go for your next holiday, Air New Zealand has a new round-the-world fare from HK$10,800. The fare allows travellers to visit up to four continents and nine countries...

fare trading

27 Apr 2008

The only people I know who visit high-street travel agents are eightysomethings and skinflints keen to exploit a 'won't-be-beaten-on-price' guarantee after finding a hot online deal.

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Getting there

Cathay Pacific (2747 1888; www.cathaypacific.com) and Air New Zealand (2862 8988; www.airnewzealand.com.hk) operate direct flights to Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.

Air NZ to launch HK to London service

Air New Zealand is to join the crowded skies between Hong Kong and London this autumn when it becomes the fifth full-service airline to offer daily flights on the route.

Air NZ faces $240m tax bill for HK deals

The Inland Revenue Department has slapped a HK$240 million tax bill on Air New Zealand for transactions conducted through a locally registered shelf company.

SIA beats estimates with $2.7b profit

Singapore Airlines' (SIA) net profit fell 61.1 per cent to S$632 million (about HK$2.73 billion) and revenue dropped 5.1 per cent to S$9.44 billion for the year to March, with disastrous overseas...

Ansett adds sparkle

Ansett has re-launched its Diamond Fare for over-60s travelling to Australia. For only $3,700, passengers over the age of 60 can take a return trip to Sydney with special add-on fares to other...