19 Sep 2022

Inaugural New York to Auckland flight touches down

From Morning Report, 8:23 am on 19 September 2022

Air New Zealand's inaugural non-stop flight from New York to Auckland finished its journey on Monday morning.

The uninterrupted trip follows Sunday's first non-stop flight in the other direction.

Air New Zealand is calling this its new "flagship route".

Air New Zealand planes at Auckland Airport.

Photo: Unsplash / Douglas Bagg

But how's the travel market responding?

Flight Centre's general manager of product, Victoria Courtney, spoke to Morning Report.