Air NZ doubles Japan charter flights
Air New Zealand is doubling the number of charter services it operates between Japan and New Zealand, with 14 from seven Japanese cities confirmed for the coming summer season.
Six of the charter services will operate non-stop from Nagoya into Christchurch, with the remainder flying into Auckland.
The charter programme, which is additional to Air New Zealand’s regular scheduled services from Tokyo and Osaka, is expected to bring up to 3200 additional Japanese tourists into New Zealand over the peak summer months.
Air New Zealand general manager Japan Ed Overy says the significant increase in charter services this summer reflects the strong growth in demand from the Japan region.
"Last summer we operated seven charters from Japan – four from Nagoya, two from Fukuoka and one from Kagoshima. This year we’ve doubled that number and will be adding services from Hiroshima, Takamatsu and Shizuoka."
Overy said Christchurch is a "hugely appealing" destination for Japanese visitors and the charter services would be a welcome boost to South Island tourism.
The charter programme begins with a service from Hiroshima into Auckland on December 19 and concludes with a service between Shizuoka and Auckland on March 20 2013.
Ian Jarrett
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