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Airline Expands Routes, Adds 36,000 Seats Amid Maintenance Success

6/3/2025

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The airline is overcoming engine maintenance challenges from Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce, leading to fewer grounded planes and enhanced services. Excitingly, they plan to add 36,000 seats on Auckland-South Island routes and launch a new Christchurch-Adelaide service, set to take off on March 27 next year, pending regulatory approval.

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Story summary

The airline is overcoming engine maintenance challenges from Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce, leading to fewer grounded planes and enhanced services. Excitingly, they plan to add 36,000 seats on Auckland-South Island routes and launch a new Christchurch-Adelaide service, set to take off on March 27 next year, pending regulatory approval.