Air New Zealand boosts Samoa route

Air New Zealand is expanding its route between New Zealand and Samoa with a move to widebody aircraft services at least twice weekly year-round, adding at least 14,500 extra seats between Auckland and Apia annually.

Air New Zealand will fly a combination of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Boeing 777-200 aircraft on Thursdays and Saturdays from September 2017, increasing to four widebody services weekly in the peak season.

Air New Zealand will operate its Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-200 and Airbus A320 aircraft between Auckland and Apia. The core schedule from September 2017 is as below, with an additional two widebody services per week scheduled in the summer peak (Dec-Jan).