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Air New Zealand Link

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Defunct regional airline of New Zealand (1991–2019)

Air New Zealand Link
Air NZ LinkATR 72-600 taking off fromToulouse–Blagnac Airport,France on a delivery flight.
IATAICAOCall sign
  • NZ
  • NZ
  • NM
  • EAG
  • RLK
  • NZM
  • EAGLE
  • LINK
  • MOUNTCOOK
Founded1991 (1991)[1]
Ceased operations9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)
Hubs
Frequent-flyer programAirpoints
AllianceStar Alliance(affiliate; 1999–2019)
Fleet size52
Destinations20
Parent companyAir New Zealand
Headquarters"The Hub"
Wynyard Quarter,Auckland
Key people
  • Jeff McDowall
  • Carrie Hurihanganui
  • John Hambleton[2]
Websitewww.airnewzealand.co.nz

Air New Zealand Link was abrand name under whichAir New Zealand's subsidiaryregional airlines operated flights. They primarily connected regional centres with New Zealand's three main international airports,Auckland Airport,Wellington International Airport, andChristchurch International Airport. The regional airlines have since been combined with their parent Air New Zealand. They wereMount Cook Airline,Air Nelson andEagle Airways.

History

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Air New Zealand Link was formed as the brand name for regional services in 1991, covering the three airlines Air New Zealand had purchased interests in:Eagle Airways,Mount Cook Airline and Air Nelson.[1] The three airlines were purchased as Air New Zealand found it not viable to operate its own regional services due to the introduction of new competition,Ansett New Zealand.[3]

The airlines were purchased as below:

  • Mount Cook Airline: Initial stake purchased byNAC in 1973, increased to 30% on 5 December 1983, 77% in October 1985, and 100% on 18 April 1991. Its operations ended in 2019.
  • Air Nelson: 50% stake purchased by Air New Zealand in October 1988, increased to 100% in 1995. Its operations ended in 2019.[4]
  • Eagle Airways: 50% stake purchased by Air New Zealand in October 1988, which increased to 100% in 1995. Its operations ended in 2016.[3]

Fleet

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As of 30 April 2019 the Air New Zealand Link carriers operated the following aircraft.

AirlineAircraftNumber in serviceOrdersPassenger seatsNotes
Air NelsonDe Havilland Canada Dash 8-30023-50[5]
Mount Cook AirlineATR 72-5007-68[6][7]
ATR 72-60022768
Total527

Destinations

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As of June 2019 Air New Zealand Link flies to the following destinations.

CityIATAICAOAirportMt CookNelson
AucklandAKLNZAAAuckland AirportYesYes
BlenheimBHENZWBWoodbourne AirportYes
ChristchurchCHCNZCHChristchurch AirportYesYes
DunedinDUDNZDNDunedin AirportYesYes
GisborneGISNZGSGisborne AirportYes
HamiltonHLZNZHNHamilton AirportYesYes
HokitikaHKKNZHKHokitika AirportYes
InvercargillIVCNZNVInvercargill AirportYesYes
KerikeriKKENZKKKerikeri AirportYes
NapierNPENZNRHawke's Bay AirportYesYes
NelsonNSNNZNSNelson AirportYesYes
New PlymouthNPLNZNPNew Plymouth AirportYesYes
Palmerston NorthPMRNZPMPalmerston North AirportYesYes
QueenstownZQNNZQNQueenstown AirportYes
RotoruaROTNZRORotorua Regional AirportYesYes
TaupōTUONZAPTaupo AirportYes
TaurangaTRGNZTGTauranga AirportYesYes
TimaruTIUNZTURichard Pearse AirportYes
WellingtonWLGNZWNWellington AirportYesYes
WhangāreiWRENZWRWhangarei AirportYes

References

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  1. ^ab"Air Nelson Company Facts". Archived fromthe original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved19 October 2010.
  2. ^"Air Nelson Company Structure"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 25 May 2010. Retrieved19 October 2010.
  3. ^ab"Eagle Airways History". Archived fromthe original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved19 October 2010.
  4. ^"Company Facts". Air Nelson. Retrieved30 October 2013.
  5. ^"Air Nelson Fleet". Retrieved16 October 2010.
  6. ^"Air New Zealand Fleet".
  7. ^"Air New Zealand buys 15 new planes for regional routes". Stuff.co.nz. 5 November 2015. Retrieved5 November 2015.
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