Air New Zealand launching first New York route

Air New Zealand’s Covid-delayed ultra-long direct flight to New York City will take off from Auckland starting September 17. Flight duration is 17 hours.

The route operates three times a week and will be the first nonstop flight linking the East Coast to the South Pacific. It will become Air New Zealand’s flagship route, the airline says.

Air NZ currently flies to Los Angeles and plans to restart other US routes to San Francisco, Houston, and Honolulu.