UK capacity boost as Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines extend deal

ANZ’s 10-year-old partnership with Singapore Airlines offers a one-stop option for travellers from the UK to New Zealand, competing with the Gulf carriers, and will now run until March 2029.

The two airlines said they had grown the seat capacity between New Zealand and Singapore by nearly 50% in the past decade, with up to three daily services between Auckland and Singapore and a daily service between Christchurch and Singapore. The link has become more important for UK travellers since ANZ axed its Heathrow flights in 2020.
 
Air New Zealand chief transformation and alliances officer Mike Williams said: “Since the alliance was launched at the beginning of 2015, the two flag carriers have together carried over 4.6 million passengers between New Zealand, Singapore and beyond.”
 
If regulators approve, the joint venture partners will operate four daily seasonal services between Auckland and Singapore from 27 October 2024 to 29 March 2025. 
  
With the additional seasonal service, the carriers will jointly operate 38 return services weekly between New Zealand and Singapore during peak months, equating to more than 893,000 seats a year.