SINGAPORE AIRLINES AND AIR NEW ZEALAND ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE

Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand have confirmed 6 January 2015 as the launch date for the alliance, with codeshare flights going on sale on both airlines services between Singapore and New Zealand. The alliance will see the Star Alliance carriers operating one return service each per day on the Singapore-Auckland route and Singapore Airlines operating a daily return service between Singapore and Christchurch.

Customers will enjoy increased capacity and additional frequencies between the two countries as well as codeshare connectivity to a further 40 destinations in the Air New Zealand network. Singapore Airlines will continue to operate retrofitted Boeing 777-200ER aircraft on the Singapore-Christchurch route. Airbus A380 will be used on the Singapore-Auckland route during the Northern Winter season, reverting to Boeing 777-300ERs during Northern Summer.