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Category Archives: Air New Zealand

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Air New Zealand Trolls Harry And Meghan

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 13, 2023January 13, 2023 16 Comments

Yesterday I wrote about the tempest in a teapot concerning Prince Harry and flying Air New Zealand from Mexico to London. While his seemingly-odd statement made perfect sense when put into context, that has not stopped Air New Zealand...

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Prince Harry’s Odd Air New Zealand “First Class” Claim

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 12, 2023January 12, 2023 37 Comments
Prince Harry Air New Zealand

Among the many bombshells in Prince Harry’s recently-released autobiography is an odd claim that Meghan Markle booked his father-in-law a first class ticket on Air New Zealand from Mexico to London, when Air New Zealand neither offers a first...

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LOL: Good Luck With That AirTags Ban Air New Zealand….

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 2, 2022November 2, 2022 9 Comments

Air New Zealand has officially banned Apple AirTags, even while suggesting that its policy could change at a future point. My response: good luck enforcing that… Air New Zealand Bans Apple AirTags – Will Use Honor System To Enforce...

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Air New Zealand & Qantas Renew Push For Ultra Long-Haul Service

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 26, 2022February 26, 2022 12 Comments
Qantas Air New Zealand Ultra Long-Haul

As the world emerges from pandemic and gears up for an international travel renaissance, both Qantas and Air New Zealand have set their sights on ultra long-haul travel. For Air New Zealand, a new ultra long-haul route may come...

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Air New Zealand Eliminates Food And Drinks Onboard So Passengers Will Keep Masks On

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 3, 2022January 3, 2022 20 Comments
Air New Zealand Eliminates Food Drink

Air New Zealand has eliminated food and drink service onboard its domestic flights, citing concern over the omicron variant and a desire for passengers to remain masked throughout the flight. Air New Zealand Eliminates Food And Drinks Onboard Domestic...

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Air New Zealand Looks Inward With New Safety Video

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

Air New Zealand has released its latest safety video and unsurprisingly, it focuses on domestic travel. With international borders still closed, the safety video reminds Kiwis they still have a beautiful nation to explore. New Air New Zealand Safety...

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Air New Zealand Is Asking The Right Questions

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 12, 2020February 12, 2020 5 Comments
Air New Zealand Vision

Air New Zealand wants to deliver its a more “uniquely Kiwi” experience and is asking its most frequent flyers for feedback. To its credit, it is asking the right questions. Airpoints Gold and Elite members received an email from...

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Edible Coffee Cups On Air New Zealand Are Cool, But Unacceptable (To Me)

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 5, 2019December 5, 2019 15 Comments
Edible Coffee Cup Air New Zealand

Ok, now I get to really play coffee snob. There’s something you should know about me. I know we are all have our little idiosyncrasies, but when it comes to coffee…well, I’m a little finicky. I drive my wife...

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With Air New Zealand Gone, Will United Double Up On LAX-LHR?

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 23, 2019October 23, 2019 21 Comments
United Doubles LAX LHR

Air New Zealand is abandoning its Fifth Freedom route between Los Angeles and London. Will United step up with a second daily flight? Air New Zealand has served London since 1982. Until a few years ago, Air New Zealand...

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While Qantas Teases, Air New Zealand Delivers

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 23, 2019October 23, 2019 10 Comments
Air New Zealand Newark

Qantas made headlines for its historic nonstop “test” flight from New York to Sydney last Friday, but doesn’t even know if the route is viable. Meanwhile, Air New Zealand has announced that it will serve New York nonstop from...

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Walmart Boss Is New CEO Of Air New Zealand

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 14, 2019October 14, 2019 4 Comments
Air New Zealand CEO

What’s the difference between a discount retail chain and Air New Zealand? Not much, apparently, if Air New Zealand’s CEO is any indication. I say that jokingly, but only half-jokingly, for reasons I will explain below. But indeed, Air...

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Air New ZealandMeal of the Week

Sapid California Cuisine On Air New Zealand

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 28, 2019September 28, 2019 4 Comments
Air New Zealand Business Class Food

Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. What I...

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Air New ZealandLaw In Travel

Air New Zealand In Trouble Over Misleading Consumers

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 19, 2019July 19, 2019 5 Comments
Air New Zealand Misleading Pricing

A prominent New Zealand lawyer has filed a complaint against Air New Zealand for misleading advertising, prompting a swift policy change. Barrister Michael Wigley is not new to the world of airline law. In 2015, he lodged a complaint...

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Air New Zealand Eyes New York Nonstop With Latest 787-10 Order

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 27, 2019May 27, 2019 6 Comments
Air New Zealand New York 787

Air New Zealand will stick with Boeing to replace its 777-200 fleet. In choosing the 787-10, Air New Zealand hinted it can offer nonstop service between Auckland and New York for the first time. But how? Air New Zealand...

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“Wealthy” Woman Thrown Off Air New Zealand Flight For Refusing To Read Safety Card

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 9, 2019May 9, 2019 14 Comments
Air New Zealand Safety Ejection

Not everyone loves the Air New Zealand safety videos. A passenger who was far too self-important to pay attention to the safety briefing or glance at the safety card was ejected from her Air New Zealand flight. The passenger...

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The Real Reason Air New Zealand 787 Was Denied Landing in Shanghai: Taiwan

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 12, 2019 18 Comments

There’s a new twist in the Air New Zealand 787 diversion story…it appears China denied the aircraft landing rights over a reference to Taiwan on the flight paperwork. In case you missed my story yesterday, an Air New Zealand...

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Air New Zealand 787 Denied Landing In Shanghai…Five Hours Into Flight!

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 11, 2019February 11, 2019 9 Comments
Air New Zealand Denied China Landing

Chinese authorities forced an Air New Zealand flight to turn back to Auckland five hours into the flight, citing a permitting issue. But don’t blame China for this one. Air New Zealand Flight 289 was halfway to Shanghai on...

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Air New Zealand Christmas Video Stars “Donald Trump”

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 5, 2018 3 Comments
Air New Zealand Trump Video

Air New Zealand is out with its 2018 Christmas video and features an unlikely star…a miniature version of the U.S. President. Here’s the premise of this year’s video: Santa accidentally emails out his “naughty” list of children to the...

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If Only Air New Zealand Put As Much Thought Into Its Loyalty Program As Its Safety Videos…

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 6, 2018November 6, 2018 3 Comments

Air New Zealand is out with a new safety video, this time featuring a cast of over 600 and centered around a catchy rap song. Less Controversial Than the Last… I’d say one benefit to this video is that...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: April 08, 2018

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 8, 2018April 8, 2018 2 Comments
SkyCouch

Buona sera from Milano. I’m in the midst of a fast-paced business trip through Italy. I’ll provide some detail on it in the days ahead…it will not be a typical trip report. It was a fairly light week of...

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