Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Air New Zealand, that resumes commercial flights between Christchurch and Singapore from 1 December 2019, has confirmed that it is launching the world's fastest non-stop flight to Newark Liberty International Airport in New York metropolitan area from Auckland on 29 October 2020. Air tickets on this route are available for sale on Air New Zealand's official web-site www.airnewzealand.com from 20 November 2019.
On 29 October 2020, Air New Zealand flight NZ2 departs from Auckland for Newark at 7.55 pm, arrives in Newark Terminal B at US time 5.35 pm on 30 October 2020 before leaving Newark for Auckland at 7.05 pm and touching down in Auckland at 6.45 am on 1 November 2020 under flight NZ1.
With the non-stop flight from Auckland to Newark, tourists from New Zealand, Australia and the neighbouring Pacific countries no longer need to transit in Singapore for Singapore Airlines' flights to Newark, currently the world's longest route at 9,521 miles apart clocking flight time of 18 hours 30 minutes.
Auckland is 8,806 miles away from Newark.
According to Air New Zealand, the one-way trip to Newark from Auckland takes 17 hours 40 minutes while the return trip to Auckland from Newark takes only 15 hours 40 minutes.
Air New Zealand flies to Newark using its 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays and arrives in Auckland on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Air New Zealand, that resumes commercial flights between Christchurch and Singapore from 1 December 2019, has confirmed that it is launching the world's fastest non-stop flight to Newark Liberty International Airport in New York metropolitan area from Auckland on 29 October 2020. Air tickets on this route are available for sale on Air New Zealand's official web-site www.airnewzealand.com from 20 November 2019.
On 29 October 2020, Air New Zealand flight NZ2 departs from Auckland for Newark at 7.55 pm, arrives in Newark Terminal B at US time 5.35 pm on 30 October 2020 before leaving Newark for Auckland at 7.05 pm and touching down in Auckland at 6.45 am on 1 November 2020 under flight NZ1.
With the non-stop flight from Auckland to Newark, tourists from New Zealand, Australia and the neighbouring Pacific countries no longer need to transit in Singapore for Singapore Airlines' flights to Newark, currently the world's longest route at 9,521 miles apart clocking flight time of 18 hours 30 minutes.
Auckland is 8,806 miles away from Newark.
According to Air New Zealand, the one-way trip to Newark from Auckland takes 17 hours 40 minutes while the return trip to Auckland from Newark takes only 15 hours 40 minutes.
Air New Zealand flies to Newark using its 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays and arrives in Auckland on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays.
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