Air New Zealand (ANZ) will consolidate its services to China, adding a fifth weekly service to Shanghai from July 4 and serving Beijing as a one-stop destination in conjunction with Star Alliance codeshare partner Air China.
The airline will also suspend the 2X-weekly Auckland-Beijing service from June 30 to concentrate on growing the Shanghai service.
ANZ still considers Beijing to be an important and growing market but believes it can be served by the Air China codeshare arrangement, which provides convenient connections between Shanghai and Beijing in both directions, the carrier said in a statement.
“Air New Zealand has been operating to mainland China for more than five years and is highly committed to the potential of the market long term,” ANZ said, adding that the carrier recently appointed airline executive Sandeep Bahl as its first-ever head of Asia operations. “Under his guidance we will focus our marketing and sales resources on the Shanghai region of around 14 million people as we seek to provide customers a daily service to and from this important gateway in China,” ANZ said.
Article Source : ATW Daily News
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