The major low-cost carriers serving the New Zealand market are Freedom Air and Virgin Blue. Boasting the “youngest fleet of 50 Boeing 737 New Generation aircraft” in Australia, Virgin Blue is a subsidiary of the UK-based Virgin Group. Virgin Blue connects Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch with numerous destinations in Australia.
Freedom Air is the low-cost airline operated by the Auckland-based Air New Zealand Group. Started in 1995 with a single aircraft, the carrier has a fleet of 250 Boeing 737s today. Principal destinations in Australia include Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne serviced from New Zealand airports in Hamilton, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Palmerston North. |
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