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Today, the country&#8217;s flag carrier operates scheduled passenger services to 30 international and <a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/air-new-zealand-domestic-network-march-2023\/\" >20 domestic ports<\/a> across 18 countries. The airline, which focuses heavily on destinations around the Pacific Rim, has an extensive international network to the Pacific Islands, only rivaling Fiji Airways in South Pacific connections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand&#8217;s flag carrier has grown from humble beginnings to an extensive network around the Pacific Rim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1395,396,1392,13240,694,294],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-new-zealand","category-aircraft","category-airline-history","category-commercial-aviation","category-flag-carrier","category-new-zealand"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 4.9.8 - 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