Air New Zealand is the national airline of New Zealand, servicing 51 cities in 15 countries, 26 of which are destinations within New Zealand. Direct flights to New Zealand depart from major cities in Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Cairns, and Perth. From New Zealand, the airline flies to destinations in the South West Pacific, Asia, North America, Canada and the United Kingdom.

In January 2008, Air New Zealand was awarded the world's best passenger service in the prestigious Air Transport World magazine awards. The Passenger Service Award recognises an airline that has been "innovative and consistently superior in providing outstanding quality passenger service at a fair price".

Air New Zealand is a member of the Star Alliance network the world's largest global alliance providing valuable network and loyalty benefits to customers.

Classes of Travel

Business Premier Class
Air New Zealand's Business Premier class features a luxurious leather arm chair which converts into a fully lie flat-bed with a large adjustable table and ottoman footrest that doubles as a visitor seat. Every seat in Business Premier on Air New Zealand has direct aisle access as well as a unique design that allows passengers to enjoy take-off and landing in a reclined seat position. There is a wide range of on-demand entertainment which can be viewed from individual large high-resolution 10.4" screens. In Air New Zealand's Business Premier class, the fresh inflight menus are developed by a team of consultant chefs creating distinctive kiwi offerings paired with exquisite New Zealand wines.

Pacific Premium Economy
In Air New Zealand's Pacific Premium Economy, passengers can enjoy 50% more recline than Pacific Economy with plenty of leg room, full leg rest and foot bar and in seat power in most seats. Air New Zealand's Pacific Premium Economy Class also contains over 450 hours of entertainment from individual high resolution screens including blockbuster movies, TV programs, CD collections and games. There is also a four course menu featuring premium NZ wines and cuisine. Drinks and snacks are also served throughout the flight on Air New Zealand's Premium Economy Class. Pacific Premium Economy is available on Air New Zealand's 747 aircraft and 777 aircraft on long-haul routes.

Pacific Economy
The long-haul Pacific Economy class on Air New Zealand features a generous 32-34" seat pitch as well as audio and video on demand, on high resolution 8.4" screens. A wide range of on-demand entertainment options are available in each seat.

Frequent Flyer Program

Airpoints
The frequent flyer program for Air New Zealand is Airpoints. Airpoints Dollars can be earned on Air New Zealand, Star Alliance airlines and other airline partner flights.

Inflight Entertainment

Air New Zealand has an individual on-demand entertainment system allowing passengers to watch what they want, when they want, on whichever long-haul class of travel they choose to fly. Entertainment on board includes blockbuster movies straight from Hollywood, a classic movie library, a wide range of TV programmes, music channels and a dedicated selection just for the kids.