Air New Zealand outlined (28-Feb-2019) the following capacity outlook:
- H2FY2018/2019:
- Domestic: ~+3% year-on-year;
- Trunk growth in H2 reflects increased services into Dunedin and Queenstown;
- Regional growth driven by additional services to Palmerston North and Tauranga, and growth in regional routes to/from Christchurch;
- Tasman and Pacific Islands: ~+6%;
- Deployment of A321neo aircraft;
- Additional Tasman frequency driving growth following the end of the Virgin Australia alliance;
- Rationalising Pacific Islands capacity growth on Honolulu, Bali Denpasar and Apia routes;
- International: ~+4%;
- Driven by new Taiwan and Chicago routes;
- Second bank of frequencies on Auckland-Singapore route from the end of Mar-2019;
- Offset by reduced operations to San Francisco and Los Angeles;
- Domestic: ~+3% year-on-year;
- FY2018/2019:
- Domestic: ~+3%;
- Tasman and Pacific Islands: ~+6%;
- International: ~+4%. [more - original PR]