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Air New Zealand is adding more than 7,000 seats between Shanghai and Auckland over Chinese New Year, increasing capacity during one of the busiest travel periods for Chinese visitors to New Zealand.
Air New Zealand is preparing to carry around 850,000 customers across its domestic and international networks during the upcoming school holiday period, with Queenstown, Sydney, and Rarotonga among the most popular destinations.
For the first time, customers travelling to and from the Chatham Islands will be able to book a single journey connecting them with Air New Zealand's domestic network.
Air New Zealand Chief Transformation and Alliances Officer, Michael Williams, says seeing the first service operate is a reflection of the airline's commitment to supporting regional connection.
From this week, the new kiosks are being installed across Air New Zealand check-in zones, starting with Auckland Domestic Airport and rolling out to all New Zealand ports by the end of July.
The decision reflects the Alliance's role in supporting air links between New Zealand and China, as well as tourism and trade between the two countries.