Air New Zealand has signed a code share agreement with Star Alliance partner Turkish Airlines, providing Air New Zealand customers with new flight options to the exciting European hub of Istanbul.

Air New Zealand will code share on Turkish Airlines’ services from London, Los Angeles and Hong Kong to Istanbul as well as its services between Istanbul and the Turkish capital Ankara.

Meanwhile, Turkish Airlines’ customers will be able to travel on the following Air New Zealand routes using Turkish Airlines’ flight code:

London – Los Angeles

Auckland – Los Angeles

Auckland – Hong Kong

Auckland – Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne

Auckland – Wellington/Christchurch/Queenstown

Wellington – Sydney/Melbourne

Christchurch – Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne

Air New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Christopher Luxon says the code share agreement provides the airline’s customers with a convenient gateway to a range of Mediterranean destinations for both business and leisure, as well as encouraging Turkish Airlines’ customers to come down under and visit the key attractions of New Zealand and Australia.

Turkish Airlines serves more than 200 destinations through its hubs of Istanbul and Ankara.  Flights through the new code share agreement are on sale now.

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Issued by Air New Zealand Public Affairs ph +64 21 747 320