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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.

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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

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.

Daily Record

Major airline to weigh passengers before boarding

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

Wales Online

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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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

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?

The Guardian - AU

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

Evening Standard

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.

Fortune

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

The Guardian - AU

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

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Get ready for the Luxon Hustle

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

The Independent UK

Air New Zealand passenger claims flight attendant vaped on plane

The passenger claimed the flight attendant instructed passengers not to vape, then turned around to do just that

Newsroom.co.nz

Behind the story: Lobbying and the backdoor of our democracy

The Detail talks to RNZ's Guyon Espiner about his series on the murky world of lobbying.

The New Daily

Airliner innovations that aim to make the skies comfy and green

From actual beds to more comfort in Economy, the best innovations in air travel could shape a more sustainable and accessible future.

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Kiwi superconductor tech could power the electric aviation revolution

New Zealand scientists are building a lighter, more reliable electric engine that they hope could put our country at the centre of the global aviation industry.

The New Daily

Qantas leadership shake-up raises questions of successor to Alan Joyce

A leadership race to replace Alan Joyce as Qantas' chief executive could be gearing up as the airline shakes up its senior management team.

Daily Mirror

Flight brought to 'grinding halt' because of a hedgehog on the runway

An Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Dunedin Airport was delayed when the pilot spotted a small spiky hedgehog wandering across the airport tarmac on Monday

The Independent UK

Air New Zealand flight delayed by hedgehog on the runway

‘We welcome everyone, even hedgehogs,’ an airport spokesperson said

The Independent UK

‘Boiling with rage’: Onboard Air New Zealand’s 16-hour flight to nowhere

‘If you were to gather all the people from that plane in their room right now you’d find them boiling with annoyance and anger,’ says passenger

The Times of India

Passengers take 16-hour flight to nowhere after Auckland to New York U-turn

NEW YORK: Passengers boarding a trans-Pacific flight from Auckland to New York on Thursday evening had no idea of the rude awakening that awaited them: a 16-hour ordeal that saw them back at square one.

The Independent UK

Skies filled with ‘flights to nowhere’ amid Auckland cyclone

High winds in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle meant flights had to turn back

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