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Articles tagged “air new zealand”

Coronavirus

Air New Zealand Pauses New Bookings to Ease Burden on Quarantine Facilities

This zero tolerance approach to risk is necessary because the country doesn't want to make any more mistakes. Will a three-week bookings hiatus be enough though?

Praveen Menon, Reuters | 3 years ago

Air New Zealand Pauses New Bookings to Ease Burden on Quarantine Facilities

Coronavirus

Virgin Australia Halts Trading as It Continues Rescue Package Talks

Should Virgin Australia fail, Qantas will be the country's only carrier. A monopoly is in nobody's interest, but as Virgin Australia is 90 percent foreign-owned, how likely is the state going to step in with aid having already refused it once? It's a complicated affair.

Jamie Freed, Reuters | 4 years ago

Virgin Australia Halts Trading as It Continues Rescue Package Talks

Airlines

Virgin Australia Appoints Tourism Veteran as New CEO

All eyes are on Virgin Australia’s new CEO, Paul Scurrah, to see if he can stem the losses and lead the airline into profitability. Scurrah inherits a very different airline from the one John Borghetti joined eight years ago, but shareholders are keen to see profits and a return on their investment.

Allan Leibowitz, Skift | 5 years ago

Virgin Australia Appoints Tourism Veteran as New CEO

Airlines

What’s Behind the Face-Off Between Airports and Airlines in Australia

Australia’s airlines are urging the government to rein in the airports, claiming they are abusing their monopoly power to extract unreasonable charges. It’s a tough call for Canberra, which wants to see more investment in airport infrastructure, but doesn’t want to be seen allowing price gouging from some of the most profitable airport operators in the world.

Allan Leibowitz, Skift | 5 years ago

What’s Behind the Face-Off Between Airports and Airlines in Australia

Airlines

Battle for Air Supremacy on Key Australian Route Heats Up

As the Air New Zealand-Virgin Australia alliance on services across the Tasman Sea comes to an end, Virgin will not take the snub from its Kiwi counterpart lying down. It is already flagging improved services and better frequent flyer rewards and trying to block rival Qantas from working with its former ally.

Allan Leibowitz, Skift | 5 years ago

Battle for Air Supremacy on Key Australian Route Heats Up

Airlines

Air New Zealand Plans to Test Blockchain Integration With Its Reservation System

Anyone remember Google Wave? Air New Zealand, Lufthansa, TUI, and a whole bunch of investors and techies are betting that blockchain fulfills a lot of promise and exhibits a ton more staying power than previously-hyped technologies that didn't hang around very long.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 6 years ago

Airlines

Air New Zealand Urges Fans Into the Woods to Out-Do Taylor Swift Lyrics

While other airlines' safety video promotions just seem like a joke gone to far, as a pioneer in the field Air New Zealand gets a pass to do nearly anything it wants.

Skift | 8 years ago

Air New Zealand Urges Fans Into the Woods to Out-Do Taylor Swift Lyrics

Media and PR

Best Travel Ads This Week: Destinations Celebrate Local Culture

Low-tech and high-tech productions can have a way of dialing in and out of authenticity.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 8 years ago

Best Travel Ads This Week: Destinations Celebrate Local Culture

Airlines

The World’s Best Surfers Want to Teach You About Airline Safety

Air New Zealand was one of the first airlines to infuse creativity into otherwise stale safety videos and continues to improve on the concepts as other airlines catch on to its success.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

The World’s Best Surfers Want to Teach You About Airline Safety

Online Travel

Airlines That Turn a Safety Requirement Into a Content Marketing Opportunity

Airlines have a locked-in five minutes that they can appeal to flyers and, if they play it right, broadcast to others. Air New Zealand has played it better than others.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

Airlines That Turn a Safety Requirement Into a Content Marketing Opportunity