Air New Zealand Resumes Flights to San Francisco, USA

(19 April 2022, 11:51 +07)  Air New Zealand resumed non-stop flights to San Francisco on Thursday.

The airline is also planning to resume services to Honolulu on 4 July and to Houston on 7 July and will launch a new service between Auckland and New York, JFK from 17 September 2022.

The airline already operates thrice weekly flights to Vancouver, and has been carrying passengers daily between Auckland and Los Angeles since March of this year.

Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

Air New Zealand's thrice weekly services to San Francisco will be operated with Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft featuring a three-class configuration with Business Premier, Premium Economy and Economy Skycouch.

The configuration of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that will service the U.S. routes offers more Premium seats than other Dreamliners in the airline's fleet.

"Recommencing services across our North America routes as the border reopens is another step towards the gradual resumption of flights to destinations across our international network," said Air New Zealand Chief Customer and Sales Officer Leanne Geraghty. "Our North America network plays a key role in our Kia Mau Thrive strategy, so it's great to be able to reopen another important port into the region. San Francisco is a year-round destination for Kiwis and equally, an important departure point for Americans looking to visit New Zealand and Australia. With our strong partnership with United Airlines, our customers can fly daily to hundreds of domestic destinations across the USA. And with our Star Alliance and other alliances partners, we also offer multiple international connecting opportunities to Canada, UK and Europe."