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Founded | 1991[1] | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 9 December 2019 | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Airpoints | ||||||
Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate; 1999–2019) | ||||||
Fleet size | 52 | ||||||
Destinations | 20 | ||||||
Parent company | Air New Zealand | ||||||
Headquarters | "The Hub" Wynyard Quarter, Auckland | ||||||
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Website | www |
Air New Zealand Link was a brand name under which Air New Zealand's subsidiary regional airlines operated flights. They primarily connected regional centres with New Zealand's three main international airports, Auckland Airport, Wellington International Airport, and Christchurch International Airport. The regional airlines have since been combined with their parent Air New Zealand. They were Mount Cook Airline, Air Nelson and Eagle Airways.
Air New Zealand Link was formed as the brand name for regional services in 1991, covering the three airlines Air New Zealand had purchased interests in: Eagle Airways, Mount Cook Airline and Air Nelson. [1] The three airlines were purchased as Air New Zealand found it not viable to operate its own regional services due to the introduction of new competition, Ansett New Zealand. [3]
The airlines were purchased as below:
As of 30 April 2019 the Air New Zealand Link carriers operated the following aircraft.
Airline | Aircraft | Number in service | Orders | Passenger seats | Notes |
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Air Nelson | De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 | 23 | - | 50 | [5] |
Mount Cook Airline | ATR 72-500 | 7 | - | 68 | [6] [7] |
ATR 72-600 | 22 | 7 | 68 | ||
Total | 52 | 7 |
As of June 2019 Air New Zealand Link flies to the following destinations.
City | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Mt Cook | Nelson |
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Auckland | AKL | NZAA | Auckland Airport | ||
Blenheim | BHE | NZWB | Woodbourne Airport | ||
Christchurch | CHC | NZCH | Christchurch Airport | ||
Dunedin | DUD | NZDN | Dunedin Airport | ||
Gisborne | GIS | NZGS | Gisborne Airport | ||
Hamilton | HLZ | NZHN | Hamilton Airport | ||
Hokitika | HKK | NZHK | Hokitika Airport | ||
Invercargill | IVC | NZNV | Invercargill Airport | ||
Kerikeri | KKE | NZKK | Kerikeri Airport | ||
Napier | NPE | NZNR | Hawke's Bay Airport | ||
Nelson | NSN | NZNS | Nelson Airport | ||
New Plymouth | NPL | NZNP | New Plymouth Airport | ||
Palmerston North | PMR | NZPM | Palmerston North Airport | ||
Queenstown | ZQN | NZQN | Queenstown Airport | ||
Rotorua | ROT | NZRO | Rotorua Regional Airport | ||
Taupō | TUO | NZAP | Taupo Airport | ||
Tauranga | TRG | NZTG | Tauranga Airport | ||
Timaru | TIU | NZTU | Richard Pearse Airport | ||
Wellington | WLG | NZWN | Wellington Airport | ||
Whangārei | WRE | NZWR | Whangarei Airport |
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