New Zealand Airlines

Of the New Zealand airlines Air New Zealand is the countries main domestic airline with Qantas and Pacific Blue also providing NZ air services for the country.

There is a comprehensive network of international and domestic airports across New Zealand making every part of the country accessible to everyone.

The facilities of NZ airports varies according to likely demand but you can get to and from as far south as the Ryan's Creek Aerodrome on Stewart Island to as far north as Kaitaia Airport in the far north of the North Island.

See below for New Zealand Airlines or visit my other page for International flights to and from NZ.

Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand has a domestic network of flights that cover the whole country across both the North and South Islands.

Air New Zealand's domestic network covers the entire country with a total of 26 destinations from Kaitaia at the top of the North Island to Invercargill at the southernmost tip of the South Island.

The hubs are the major cities of Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.

Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue destinations include Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. Within NZ Pacific Blue provides flights to and between airports at Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Hamilton, Queenstown, and Wellington.

Qantas

This airline all began in the Queensland outback in 1920. Qantas is a strong Australian brand that is highly regarded across the globe and has a reputation for quality customer service, reliability, and safety.

Among the worldwide services provided by this airline, Qantas sends International flights between Australia and New Zealand from locations such as Sidney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and Melbourne.

New Zealand airlines service Qantas also provides domestic flights to and between all the main airports in NZ, namely Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Queenstown.

NZ International Airports

Auckland Airport is the most popular for international arrivals and departures serving the largest number of passengers into and out of the country. Other airports exist in Christchurch, Queenstown, Wellington, Hamilton, Dunedin, and Palmerston North.

You can plan your itinerary to arrive at one airport and leave from another on the other island if you want to travel around both islands of NZ, it saves you the travel time of having to return to the same airport for your return journey.

NZ Domestic Flights & Airports

You can use a domestic flight to get to many locations across the whole country with domestic airports from the far north to Stewart Island. The domestic airports vary in size but they provide access to quickly fly across locations in a shorter time that if you were to drive the whole length of the country. It's all dependent on what activities you have planned and how much time you have to travel from one location to another.

Airlines

This list of airlines provided below is in alphabetical order. Personally I have booked my flights to New Zealand with Air New Zealand for both my holidays. I was pleased with the service the first time in 1992 and therefore decided to use the same airline again in 2008.

Air New Zealand

www.airnewzealand.com

Pacific Blue

www.flypacificblue.co.nz

Qantas

www.qantas.com

Travel Insurance

Please visit my page on New Zealand travel insurance for a guide to insurance.