Since the earliest days, the people of the South Pacific have been great travellers. Air New Zealand has continued that tradition, pioneering routes that link its Pacific region to the rest of the world.

Founded in 1940 as Tasman Empire Airways Limited, Air New Zealand is New Zealand's national airline. Air New Zealand directly serves 47 cities in 15 countries, including 26 destinations within New Zealand.

Air New Zealand's commitment to delivering excellent customer service and, one which embodies the confidence, unique style and friendliness of New Zealand, continues to be recognised through many prestigious awards. Recent awards include the "Best Passenger Service Award" in the prestigious 2008 Air Transport World magazine awards, the "Best Airline to the South Pacific, Australia, and New Zealand" in December 2007 by Business Traveler Magazine in the United States and named Australasia's Leading Business Class Airline at the 14th Annual World Travel Awards 2007.

In the last few years, Air New Zealand has implemented changes to its domestic, trans-Tasman & Pacific operations to improve services to both business and leisure travellers. Air New Zealand has introduced a new Premium Economy cabin, an exclusive class of travel that sits between Business Premier and Economy. Acquisition of the new Boeing 777-200ER aircraft and the re-fit of its current Boeing 747-400s to incorporate a state-of-the-art on-demand in-flight entertainment system, with premium New Zealand food and wines being served onboard. Additional orders have also been placed for the new Boeing 777-300ER and the next generation Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft which will support Air New Zealand's expanding route network, as well as making it one of the youngest fleets in the region - all part of creating an inspiring journey for customers.

Facts & FiguresNumber of aircraft: 96 (18 more on order)

Aircraft types: B747-400, 777-200ER, B767-300ER, Airbus 320, B737-300, ATR 72-500, Q300, Beech1900D

Hubs: Auckland

Number of employees: 10,975

Passengers per year: 12.5 million

Sales revenue: NZD$4.297 billion

Frequent flyer programme: Airpoints (Gold Elite, Gold, Silver & Jade)

Number of destinations: 58

Network strengths: New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Rim

Date of entry: March 1999

自成立以来，南太平洋的人们一直是本公司的主要乘客。 时至今日，新西兰航空公司仍然保持着这项传统优势，而且已开通太平洋地区至世界其他地区的航线。

新西兰航空公司是新西兰国家航空公司，其前身是成立于 1940 年的 Tasman Empire Airways Limited。 新西兰航空公司直接服务 15 个国家的 47 个城市，包括新西兰的 26 个目的地。

新西兰航空公司承诺提供优质的客户服务，体现了新西兰航空公司的信心、独特方式和友好，因此继续获得许多享有盛名的奖项。 最近获得的殊荣包括：业内颇有声望的 Air Transport World 杂志 2008 年"最佳乘客服务奖"；美国 Business Traveler 杂志 2007 年 12 月评选为"飞往南太平洋、澳洲和新西兰的最佳航空公司"；2007 年第 14 界年度世界旅行颁奖大会上被授予"澳大拉西亚地区领先商务舱航空公司"。

近年来，新西兰航空公司对国内、泛塔斯曼和太平洋业务进行了变革，以提高对商务和休闲旅客的服务水平。 新西兰航空公司引进了最新的高级经济舱，一种介于商务舱和经济舱之间的旅行舱级。最新引入了波音飞机并改装了其目前的波音 747-400s机型，构建了最先进的随需舱内娱乐系统，机舱内还提供新西兰的美食及酒水。 另外新西兰航空公司还定购了新波音 777-300ER飞机以及下一代波音 787 Dreamliner 飞机，将进一步拓展其航班飞行网络，并使其成为该地区服务年限最短的机群之一，所有这些都是为了给乘客创造一个前所未有的旅行体验。

事实和数字飞机数量： 96 架（另外订购 18 架）

飞机类型： B747-400、777-200ER、B767-300ER、空客 320、B737-300、ATR 72-500、Q300、Beech1900D

航空枢纽港： 奥克兰

员工人数： 10,975

每年乘客： 1250 万

销售收入： 42.97 亿新西兰元

飞行常客计划： Airpoints (Gold Elite, Gold, Silver & Jade)

目的地数： 58 家

航线网络优势： 新西兰、澳大利亚和太平洋沿岸国家

加入日期： 1999 年 3 月
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