Almost everything in an airline is turned back into a performance metric: fuel used, passengers carried, freight in the hold and how much beer was consumed. The end of the year is always a good time to add everything up and see what worked and what didn't, which is exactly what Air New Zealand did this week.
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The Problem With Air New Zealand’s Ultra Long-Haul Flight
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- April 18, 2026
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Just because aircraft can make ultra-long-haul routes easier to operate doesn’t mean that they’re a straight ticket to profitability, as Air New Zealand is finding out with its nearly 18-hour flagship route between Auckland and New York. This route was initially successful, but today it’s no longer profitable for Air New Zealand.