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

Jenni Martin, Air New Zealand’s Head of South and South East Asia, and crew members welcome passengers (Source: Air New Zealand)

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.

Source: Air New Zealand

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.

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