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The Latest Breaking News from Air New Zealand

Airport for sale: councillors pass budget after two days of debate

A 7 percent stake in Auckland Airport is going up for sale after 14 councillors voted through the new yearly budget.

Newsroom.co.nz

Controversial double-decker plane seats could soon be a reality

The designer of the innovative double-decker plane seats set out to solve a problem, not help airlines cram people into planes.

The New Daily

Airline to weigh passengers before they board flights

Travellers will be asked to step on to the scales – though the airline stresses that it’s voluntary

The Independent UK

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Air New Zealand to start weighing passengers before check-in

Air New Zealand will be asking passengers at Auckland International Airport to step on the scales before they board this summer

Irish Mirror

The world’s best airlines in 2023

There’s a new operator at the top of the rankings – with Britain’s flag carrier missing out on the top 15

The Independent UK

New Zealand airline to weigh passengers

New Zealand’s national airline will weigh passengers before they board flights, reported The Telegraph. As part of plans to make sure its planes have enough fuel for flights, Air New Zealand wants to weigh 10,000 passengers during a four-week survey so pilots can better know the weight and balance of…

The Week

Airline to weigh passengers before they board flights

Travellers will be asked to step on to the scales – though the airline stresses that it’s voluntary

The Independent UK

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Airline starts weighing its passengers in order to make flights 'safe and efficient'

More than 10,000 people will be asked to step on the scales before boarding an international flight.

Fortune

Airline asking all international passengers to be weighed before boarding plane

Travellers will be asked to stand on a scale when they check in for their flight and their weight will be submitted anonymously

Chronicle Live

Airline to weigh passengers before they board flights

Travellers will be asked to step on to the scales – though the airline stresses that it’s voluntary

The Independent UK

New Zealand airline is asking passengers to weigh in before their flights

New Zealand’s national airline is asking passengers to step on the scales before they board international flights

The Independent UK

This airline is weighing passengers before they board international flights

"For safety reasons we need to know the weight of all items onboard the aircraft," Air New Zealand says. Numbers from the scales won't be displayed and will remain anonymous, the airline says.

WEKU

Kiwis take top spot as world’s best airlines revealed

Air New Zealand tops list of best airlines in the world for 2023, beating out last year's winner Qatar Airways for the crown.

The New Daily

Major airline to ask all international passengers to be weighed ahead of flight

New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority has asked Air New Zealand to weight international passengers at Auckland International Airport to step onto the scales this summer

Daily Mirror

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Daily Record

Airline to start weighing passengers before boarding in 'essential' safety move

The decision has been made by Air New Zealand in a bid to improve aircraft safety for passengers and crew.

Wales Online

Major airline to weigh passengers before boarding

Passengers will be asked to step on the scales as part of a five-week study

The Independent UK

Airline to weigh passengers before they board flights

Travellers will be asked to step on to the scales – though the airline stresses that it’s voluntary

The Guardian - AU

How to fly economy class but feel like you’re in business

After Air New Zealand revealed new economy-class sleep pods, we look at other ways to make a long journey in the cheaper seats a bit more bearable

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The Guardian - AU

‘Snoring is perfectly natural’: testing Air New Zealand’s world first sleep pods

The skynest will set you back over NZ$400 for a four hour visit – so is it worth it?

Evening Standard

The world’s most expensive flight packages, from bunk bed cabins to spa bathrooms

As Air New Zealand reveals bunk beds for budget travellers, we uncover some of the world’s most expensive flights

Fortune

Air New Zealand will let you book a bed on a plane: $380 for 4 hours

The airline will offer bunk beds on its 17.5-hour-long flights to the U.S. starting late next year.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Budget reactions; US child shot playing hide-and-seek; and Air New Zealand’s new bunk beds

Labor’s budget criticised as Coalition and Greens say there is not enough cost-of-living help

The Guardian - AU

Air New Zealand to charge over $400 for a four hour snooze in the sky

Airline’s prototype ‘skynest’ bunk beds will be available from September 2024

Daily Mirror

Airline to launch economy bunk beds passengers can book if they want to sleep

Air New Zealand is introducing bunk beds for economy passengers on long haul flights called Skynest, a design that has been named a finalist the 2023 Crystal Cabin Awards

Newsroom.co.nz

Get ready for the Luxon Hustle

National previews a hard sell approach worldwide to moving New Zealand products if it wins in October.

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