Want Air New Zealand’s lowest airfares? Why you always need to check Grabaseat first.
by Steve Biddle | November 25, 2025 | News & Opinion | 0 Comments
I've written plenty about airfares in recent years, but in light of the current obsession in this country with airfare prices, I feel it's time to once again remind people about one of my biggest travel tips for booking flights with Air New Zealand. If you're like...
How will credit card interchange cuts affect your Airpoints earn rates?
by Steve Biddle | September 22, 2025 | News & Opinion | 0 Comments
Credit card loyalty schemes have become a key product for banks and credit card companies globally. Being able to offer customers the options of "free" airline frequent flyer points, hotel loyalty points, or even simple cashback rewards for simply using their cards to...
Air NZ rolls out its first Starlink equipped A320 aircraft
by Steve Biddle | July 3, 2025 | Airline News, News & Opinion | 0 Comments
Air New Zealand has recently rolled out its first Starlink equipped plane offering free WiFi on domestic jet routes. The Airbus A320 aircraft (registration ZK-OXE) has now been flying for a few weeks, and later this month this will be joined by an ATR72-600 turboprop...
How do 2025 domestic flight prices compare to 1995?
by Steve Biddle | April 28, 2025 | News & Opinion | 0 Comments
There has been a lot of media talk around domestic airfare prices in the past week after RNZ ran a story about a Tauranga man claiming it was cheaper to book a flight to Los Angeles than it was to fly to Wellington. The fact that his story wasn't actually backed by...
Air NZ ends direct Wellington to Invercargill flights, raises fares by 50%
by Steve Biddle | January 21, 2025 | News & Opinion | 0 Comments
Air New Zealand is this week flying its last direct flights between Wellington and Invercargill, with passengers wanting to fly the route now needing to fly via Christchurch and connect there to another flight. The route typically saw two daily return services, and...
Air NZ quietly increases some domestic airfares by 50%
by Steve Biddle | December 17, 2024 | Airline News | 0 Comments
Air New Zealand has quietly increased some domestic airfares on a number of regional routes by around 50% as part of changes to revenue management systems which occurred last month. Passengers booking flights across a number of domestic regional routes have the option...
Consumer NZ claimed Air New Zealand had hiked airfares by up to 300% – why that’s simply not true… And Grabaseat – the cheapest place to buy Air New Zealand airfares
by Steve Biddle | July 26, 2024 | News & Opinion | 0 Comments
In recent days there has been a lot of talk in the news media about Air New Zealand airfare pricing. Last Thursday consumer rights group Consumer NZ sent out a press release criticising Air New Zealand for airfare price increases with bold claims of increases of up to...
ANZ revamps Airpoints credit card reward earn
by Steve Biddle | January 25, 2023 | News & Opinion | 0 Comments
ANZ have today announced changes to their ANZ Airpoints credit cards effective from the 20th February 2023, with the changes seeing a reduction in Airpoints Dollar (APD) earn, and a change in the way status points are earned. For ANZ Airpoints Visa cardholders the...
Air NZ flights to New York take off 17 September
by Paul Spain | March 23, 2022 | Airline News, Frequent Flyer News, General Travel News, News & Opinion | 0 Comments
Air New Zealand have formally announced their longest ever route - flying between Auckland (AKL) and New York City (JFK). Tickets are available to book immediately with flight departures starting 17 September 2022. New York flights for Air NZ were originally announced...
Veri-FLY with the Air NZ mobile app this summer
by TravelTalk | December 9, 2021 | Airline News, News & Opinion | 0 Comments
From today, Air New Zealand customers can upload their domestic My Vaccine Pass to their Airpoints™ profile, verifying their vaccination status so they’re ready for a summer of safe and easy travel. Air New Zealand Chief Customer and Sales Officer Leanne Geraghty says...