Air New Zealand has announced extra flights to bring Kiwi cricket fans to Melbourne for this year’s Boxing Day test match at the MCG.
Air New Zealand's most frequent flyer took more than one flight per day in 2018, flying 371 times to cover a total distance of 639,000 kilometres.
Qantas has operated its first flight to Hong Kong using the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, while Singapore Airlines has introduced the Airbus A350 onto the Adelaide route.
Air New Zealand and two unions representing about 1,000 staff have reached an in-principle agreement on new wages and conditions, leading to the threat of strike action being withdrawn.
Two unions representing about 1,000 Air New Zealand staff say they plan to strike for three days before Christmas if no agreement is reached on a new deal.
Two unions representing about 1,000 staff at Air New Zealand have voted to commence strike action in the lead up to Christmas.
