Air New Zealand Singapore – Christchurch Inaugural Flight Took off 1 December 2019

Air New Zealand’s five times weekly seasonal service between Singapore Changi Airport and Christchurch was launched on 1 December 2019 with the inaugural flight taking off at 6.40 pm from Changi and landing in Christchurch at around 9.35 am on 2 December 2019.

Air New Zealand will operate the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on this service until 22 February 2020.

Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines’ Singapore-Christchurch schedule from 1 December 2019 to 22 February 2020

Flight	Operated by	Routing	Departs	Arrives	Frequency	Aircraft
NZ295 (SQ4295)  NZ296 (SQ4296)	Air New Zealand	SIN-CHC    CHC-SIN	1840   1100	0930+1    1625	Five times per week (excluding Mondays & Wednesdays)	B787-9
SQ297   SQ298	Singapore Airlines	SIN-CHC   CHC-SIN	1950   1200	1040+1   1740	Daily	A350-9

Air New Zealand flies to 32 international cities in 20 countries. As of September this year, Stats NZ data revealed a 5.7% year-on-year increase in visitor arrivals from Singapore. Air New Zealand has seen a 116% increase in the number of passengers on its New Zealand – Singapore routes between July 2019 and November 2019, compared to the same period last year. The airline’s Singapore – New Zealand routes grew by 68.7%.

Air New Zealand has plans to increase capacity between Auckland and Singapore from end-March to October 2020 as part of the joint venture alliance with Singapore Airlines.