Air NZ to increase Auckland-Gold Coast seat capacity 60% with A321neo from Feb-2019

Air New Zealand announced (13-Nov-2018) plans to increase Auckland-Gold Coast frequency from four to five times weekly, effective Feb-2019. The carrier also plans to deploy new 214 seat A321neo aircraft on the route, adding 46 seats compared to the A320 previously operating the route and increasing total available seats by 60%. As previously reported by CAPA, AirAsia X plans to suspend daily Gold Coast-Auckland sector, effective 11-Feb-2019. [more - original PR]