Launching on 14 December, the route will see the Qantas codeshare partner fly twice per week return between Sydney and Papeete using its 787-9 Dreamliner fleet, reinstating a service that operated prior to 2009.
ZK-OKN was operating flight NZ124 from Melbourne when it drifted from the centre line and onto a sealed shoulder in January 2023, hitting six runway lights and damaging several tyres as well as a brake assembly and wiring harness.