Air New Zealand has announced that from October 2020 they will launch a year round, non-stop 3 x weekly service between Auckland and New York (EWR) operated by their 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.

At a flight time of 15hr 40m northbound and 17hr 40m southbound, the 14,178 kilometre route will be Air New Zealand’s longest and the fifth longest in the world by distance.

London Heathrow

To direct capacity to faster-growing markets, Air New Zealand has made the difficult decision to withdraw from their daily Los Angeles-London (NZ1/2) service from October 2020.

Los Angeles-London will operate as scheduled until October 2020.

The withdrawal on the Los Angles-London service will have minimal impact on their Auckland to Los Angeles services post October 2020, with up to 12 services per week continuing to operate.

From October 2020, Air New Zealand customers will be able to travel year-round between Auckland and London with partner airlines via 12 gateways in Asia and the Americas, including New York.