Air New Zealand (ANZ) will increase capacity on the Auckland (AKL)-Perth (PER) route by more than 20%, the company said in a statement. From Sept. 3, ANZ will replace a 234-seat Boeing 767-300 with a 304-seat Boeing 777-200ER on the route, which adds 70 seats on each flight and introduces lie-flat business premier beds and premium economy to the route for the first time.
The carrier said PER is one of its fastest growing routes with a strong tourist market. More than 80% of the 30,000 customers ANZ carried from PER to AKL last year were heading to New Zealand for leisure, the carrier said.
“Western Australia is the fastest-growing economy in Australia and we’ve seen double-digit growth in visitor arrivals from Perth over the past year, with particularly strong growth over the past quarter,” said ANZ Group GM-Australasia Bruce Parton.
Article Source : ATW Daily News
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