27 Aug 2024

Air NZ codeshare agreement only benefits Australian travellers

From Midday Report, 12:43 pm on 27 August 2024

The airport association says a new codeshare agreement between Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia offers no benefit to New Zealand customers, but will benefit Australian travellers. NZ Airports says the agreement disincentivises Virgin Australian from setting up new routes to New Zealand, and could keep Trans-Tasman flight prices high. The codeshare agreement was approved by the Associate Minister of Transport last week. Charlotte talks to Billie Moore, chief executive of NZ Airports.