QANTAS is considering tapping into the booming Brazilian economy by flying either to Sao Paulo or the popular tourist destination of Rio de Janiero.Any decision by the airline to launch flights to Brazil is likely to result in it dropping services to Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, because of... 

Air New Zealand has announced to increase the number of flights between Tauranga and Christchurch. Air New Zealand, which had 5 flights a week flying between Tauranga and Christchurch, is planning to increase the number of flights in a week to 11.This news would come as a pleasant surprise to travelers,... 

Daily flights to Auckland from Kapiti are unlikely to start in February as planned, as safety systems are updated at Paraparaumu Airport to comply with a Civil Aviation Authority directive.Paraparaumu Airport had applied for mandatory transponder use down to ground level with the CAA, instead of the... 

Like the Friday flight, the new flight will depart Auckland at 8.10am on Mondays and arrive in Nausori three hours later.The return flight will leave at 12.25pm.Air Pacific Managing Director and CEO Dave Pflieger says this additional service should make a weekend trip to both destinations much more convenient.The... 

There are going to be a lot of Australians here, Qantas regional general manager Grant Lilly said yesterday, announcing additional transtasman services direct to Queenstown from Melbourne this summer.Mr Lilly, of Auckland, told the Otago Daily Times in addition to extra services from Melbourne and Brisbane... 

Air New Zealand provisionally plans to operate seven flights to the UK and back in the next 24 hours to help clear the backlog of passengers from the six-day closedown of European air space due to volcanic ash clouds. UK airspace was among the last to be cleared and airtports will officially be allowed... 

The MetService issued a severe weather warning for Marlborough and the lower North Island, including Wairarapa and Wellington, for Wednesday afternoon.Winds have been gusting to 110 km/h in the Wellington suburb of Kelburn and 120 km/h on the Rimutaka Hill. A MetService severe weather forecaster, Chris... 

Air New Zealand Ltd said charter flights between Japan and Auckland during the summer were popular, with three charters in January sold out and the fourth on December 28 achieving an 80 percent load factor.Three services using 767-300 aircraft, operated from Nagoya with the fourth from Okinawa, resulted... 

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh on Sunday announced the government had partnered with the airline and Tourism Tropical North Queensland to offer flights from Los Angeles or San Francisco to Cairns from $US898, with a free stopover in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Auckland. AMERICANS will be enticed to...