Air New Zealand Link

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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.

History

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.[2]

The airlines were purchased as below:

  • Mount Cook Airline: Initial stake purchased by NAC in 1973, increased to 30% on 5 December 1983, 77% in October 1985, and 100% on 18 April 1991. Its operations ended in 2019.
  • Air Nelson: 50% stake purchased by Air New Zealand in October 1988, increased to 100% in 1995. Its operations ended in 2019.[3]
  • Eagle Airways: 50% stake purchased by Air New Zealand in October 1988, which increased to 100% in 1995. Its operations ended in 2016.[2]

Fleet

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Air NZ Link ATR 72-600 taking off from Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, France on a delivery flight.

As of 30 April 2019 the Air New Zealand Link carriers operated the following aircraft.

Airline Aircraft Number in service Orders Passenger seats Notes
Air Nelson De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 23 - 50 [4]
Mount Cook Airline ATR 72-500 7 - 68 [5][6]
ATR 72-600 22 7 68
Total 52 7

Destinations

As of June 2019 Air New Zealand Link flies to the following destinations.

City IATA ICAO Airport Mt Cook Nelson
Auckland AKL NZAA Auckland Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
Blenheim BHE NZWB Woodbourne Airport Template:Ya
Christchurch CHC NZCH Christchurch Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
Dunedin DUD NZDN Dunedin Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
Gisborne GIS NZGS Gisborne Airport Template:Ya
Hamilton HLZ NZHN Hamilton Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
Hokitika HKK NZHK Hokitika Airport Template:Ya
Invercargill IVC NZNV Invercargill Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
Kerikeri KKE NZKK Kerikeri Airport Template:Ya
Napier NPE NZNR Hawke's Bay Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
Nelson NSN NZNS Nelson Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
New Plymouth NPL NZNP New Plymouth Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
Palmerston North PMR NZPM Palmerston North Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
Queenstown ZQN NZQN Queenstown Airport Template:Ya
Rotorua ROT NZRO Rotorua Regional Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
Taupō TUO NZAP Taupo Airport Template:Ya
Tauranga TRG NZTG Tauranga Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
Timaru TIU NZTU Richard Pearse Airport Template:Ya
Wellington WLG NZWN Wellington Airport Template:Ya Template:Ya
Whangārei WRE NZWR Whangarei Airport Template:Ya

References

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