Air New Zealand will resume its seasonal service to Seoul, and increase its capacity with Boeing 777-300 aircraft to Singapore, Tokyo, Taipei later this year.
Air New Zealand will resume its seasonal service to Seoul, and increase its capacity with Boeing 777-300 aircraft to Singapore, Tokyo, Taipei later this year.
From October, Air New Zealand will return to Seoul, South Korea with the seasonal service between Auckland and the South Korean capital. during the southern summer months (October-March/ northern winter). The airline will operate three weekly flights to Seoul.
Air New Zealand also announced it will deploy its Boeing 777-300 aircraft to Singapore, Tokyo, and Taipei between November and March 2025. The larger aircraft will offer 30% higher cargo capacity and more premium seats compared to the 787 Dreamliner aircraft currently used on the routes.
With the 777s, the airline will add 30,000 seats to Tokyo, 20,000 to Singapore, and 5,000 to Taipei compared to the same period the previous year.
"Our premium cabins are incredibly popular with customers travelling to and from destinations like Singapore, Tokyo, and Taipei, so we're excited to introduce increased capacity from November to give those customers more seats to book travel,” said Scott Carr, General Manager-Long Haul, Air New Zealand.
In addition, Air New Zealand will also resume the seasonal service between Auckland and Hobart between October and March 2025.
787 availability impeding Chicago route resumption
While resuming routes and increasing flights, Air New Zealand stated aircraft availability limitations due to ongoing engine challenges has resulted in the pause of its Chicago service scheduled to resume from October.
"Unfortunately, ongoing challenges with the availability of Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines on our 787-9 aircraft means we haven't been able to return to our Chicago route in October as expected. We anticipate returning to Chicago when we receive our new 787 aircraft from Boeing, currently expected in the second half of 2025,” Carr said.
Carr noted the airline will contact customers who have bookings on its route to Chicago to share their options. Those who booked with travel agents are advised to contact them to confirm itinerary changes.
"While we know this news of a further pause will be disappointing for customers with travel plans to Chicago, there are still plenty of options to travel to the city with a stopover in another US port,” Carr added.
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