Air New Zealand Schedules Nonstop New York Flight from Sep 2022

Published at 2055GMT 22MAR22

Air New Zealand on Wednesday 23MAR22 announced the launch of nonstop Auckland – New York JFK route, scheduled to commence in late-3Q22.

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will operate this route 3 times weekly, with flying time 16hrs 15mins from Auckland, 17hrs 35mins from New York. Schedule listed below is effective 17SEP22 – 24SEP22.

NZ002 AKL1600 – 1615JFK 789 17SEP22 only
NZ002 AKL1940 – 1955JFK 789 146

NZ001 JFK2155 – 0730+2AKL 789 146

Air New Zealand originally scheduled Auckland – Newark service from 29OCT20, also 3 weekly with 787-9. The airline in Northern summer 2022 (from 27MAR22) season intends to resume all North American service on gradual basis, including:

Auckland – Chicago O’Hare eff 30SEP22 3 weekly 787-9
Auckland – Honolulu eff 04JUL22 1 daily 787-9
Auckland – Houston eff 07JUL22 3 weekly 787-9
Auckland – Los Angeles 1 daily 787-9
Auckland – San Francisco eff 14APR22 3 weekly 787-9
Auckland – Vancouver 3 weekly 787-9 (NZ020/021 instead of NZ023/024)