Air New Zealand orders two ATR 72-600 aircraft and two Airbus A321neos.

Air New Zealand Ordered two turboprop engines ATR 72-600 And two single lane Airbus A321neo Which will receive it into its fleet starting at the end of 2024.

In response to strong demand across the airline’s regional network, these two additional 68-seat ATR 72-600 aircraft will increase capacity by more than 5,700 seats per week and fly customers to regional destinations such as Tauranga and Nelson.

Two new Airbus A321neo aircraft with a capacity of 214 seats will be equipped for international flights and will serve the Tasmanian and Pacific Islands routes. They will add more than 9,000 seats a week to the network, ensuring Air New Zealand has more capacity than any other airline across Tasmania.

” Demand for flights remains high, here and around the world, meaning prices have been higher than usual. The most effective thing we can do to help our customers is to welcome more aircraft into our fleet and provide more seats in the skysaid Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran.Although adding additional seats is an important part of reducing prices, as is the case with all New Zealand companies, our costs continue to rise significantly in many areas, and the reality is that airfares are unlikely to return to pre-flight levels. The epidemic“.

With these future deliveries, Air New Zealand will have a total of 16 new aircraft joining its fleet between 2024 and 2028, including eight Boeing 787 Dreamliners, six Airbus A321s and two ATR 72-600s. It will soon announce more details about the Boeing 777-300ER leased aircraft, which will add an additional 3,000 seats per week to its international network. This brings its total fleet of 777-300 aircraft to eight.