This week, the CEO of Air New Zealand, Greg Foran, is in Japan as part of a business mission led by the former CEO of Air New Zealand, now the nation’s Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon. Today Greg Foran announced that the airline is adding 30,000 more seats to its Tokyo services, brought about by using more Boeing 777s on the route.
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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.