Air New Zealand reducing capacity on Tasman routes

These changes follow yesterday’s announcement on capacity reductions and will take effect from 30 March through to 30 June 2020.

Air New Zealand is significantly reducing capacity on its Tasman routes as a result of the impact of Covid-19 on travel demand.

These changes follow yesterday's announcement on capacity reductions and will take effect from 30 March through to 30 June 2020. These dates may change if demand reduces further. Overall, Tasman capacity will reduce by 80 percent over this period.

The following outlines the capacity changes on Tasman routes:

· Wellington to Sydney: Reduced to two return services per week.

· Christchurch to Sydney: Reduced to two return services per week.

· Auckland to Sydney: Reduced to seven return services per week.

· Auckland to Brisbane: Reduced to five return services per week.

· Auckland to Melbourne: Reduced to seven return services per week.