Air New Zealand passengers enjoyed listening to pop star Taylor Swift more than any other artist. Gladiator II was Air NZ passengers’ most-watched movie of 2025, with films like Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (fifth most popular) and The Amateur (seventh) adding to the genre’s prominence. Kiwi content also found a strong audience, with home-grown film Tinā ranking among the airline’s top 10 most-watched movies. Air New Zealand is now in its busiest time of the year, with more than 2.7 million travellers flying with the airline in December and January. “Further afield, Los Angeles sees 56,000 passengers connecting to and from New Zealand these holidays.”Some domestic destinations also remained popular.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 28, 2025 22:05 UTC