Photo: ODT filesDunedin stands to benefit when Air New Zealand adds more capacity to its domestic schedule for the July school holidays. The airline this morning said its 302-seat Dreamliner would operate between Auckland and Christchurch during the period. Air NZ General Manager Networks Scott Carr said the Dreamliner would operate 16 return services between Auckland and Christchurch between July 1 and 19, "reflecting almost 10,000 additional seats on this route". “When it comes to our Auckland-Queenstown route, we’ll be offering even more capacity over the school holidays than we did during the same time last year through upgauging 140 return services from our A320 to our larger A321neo aircraft between 29 June and 26 July. The school term finishes on July 3.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 17, 2020 22:41 UTC