Customers will be able to book a single ticket for journeys that combine domestic flights on both airlines, and checked baggage will be transferred through to the customer’s final destination.
Associate Transport Minister, James Meager, says the Government has been focused on strengthening the foundations of regional connectivity – this partnership is another step in achieving this goal.
Under the agreement Air New Zealand will initially sell Air Chathams’ Whakatāne-Auckland services as part of connecting journeys, for example Whakatāne to Auckland to Queenstown, or Dunedin to Auckland to Whakatāne. Further regional connections will be considered at a later stage.
