When you think of Air New Zealand, you get the warm and fuzzies. It’s an airline known for its innovative thinking, world-class customer service, and epic sense of humour (have you met Dave here). Queenslanders have been benefitting from Air New Zealand’s special touch for over 46 years, flying Brisbane to New Zealand and beyond, to the Pacific Islands, USA and Canada.
Connecting Aussies to Kiwis (and beyond)
Air New Zealand flies from Brisbane to New Zealand daily. Departures to Auckland, Christchurch, and Wellington connect easily to over 20 destinations throughout Aotearoa, as well as to the Pacific and North America.
Are your clients keen to take a family vacay to Auckland, book a girls’ trip to New York, or finally make it to that special event in LA? Air New Zealand can get you there, connecting Queenslanders to over 20 domestic New Zealand destinations and 7 destinations across North America, including their newest destination – New York!
In-flight innovation
There are countless innovative moves that Air New Zealand has made to wow travellers and cause a spike of jealousy in its competitors. However, it’s the airline’s commitment to onboard comfort that impresses most. The introduction of the Economy SkycouchTM has improved not only the sleep of thousands of travellers, but some relationships, too! And that was only the beginning.
In July, Karryon founder Matt Leedham checked out Air New Zealand’s Economy Skynest. In 2024, sleep pods in the sky shift from being a traveller’s dream to a dreamy way to fly. We can’t wait!
Passengers departing Brisbane who transfer to an Air New Zealand long-haul flight – like the new non-stop service Auckland to New York – will be able to experience Skycouch and Skynest.
Lounging around
There are people in the world that make it to the airport just as check-in is closing, panting all the way to the gate. Then there are the travellers that know that the Air New Zealand Lounge at Brisbane Airport is open a full two and a half hours before every Air New Zealand flight.
The latter not only take advantage of Air New Zealand’s open-hearted hospitality early. They also know that the lounge has some of the best views of the airport. Perfect for watching last-minute travellers doing that weird half-jog-half-run thing while sipping NZ vino.
Brisbane: Better Connected
While we’ve made it clear that Brisbane Airport is a bit of a legend when it comes to its fast transit time between terminals, why put it to the test by running super late?
Not only will last-minute travellers stress themselves out, they’ll also be missing the opportunity to experience the friendly vibes of the crew at BNE. The award-winning crew at that – they have their Skytrax Best Airport Staff Australia/Pacific to prove it!
There are several reasons that Brisbane Airport has eight Skytrax Best Airport awards to accompany that airport staff trophy. From excellent connections to international destinations and the most domestic connections in Australia, BNE is Better Connected.
The people, the people, the people
Steve Mareroa, Air New Zealand’s Brisbane Airport Operations Manager for the past 12 years, sums up the Air New Zealand way. He said, “We have a traditional Māori quote, “He aha te mea nui o te ao, he tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata”.
“What this means is “what is the biggest thing in life? It’s people, it’s people, it’s people.” That’s the key. It’s all about communication, whether it’s internal, external or to customers. From the cleaner to the CEO, people like to be interacted with and acknowledged for their roles at Brisbane Airport.”
Star Quality
Air New Zealand is a Star Alliance member (winners of the World’s Leading Airline Alliance at the World Travel Awards 2022), which gives Air New Zealand passengers a range of inter-airline codeshare flight opportunities (woohoo, more frequent flyer points!).
Plus, Air New Zealand travellers can gain status points, lounge access for Airpoints Elite and Gold members, and Air New Zealand Gold and Silver members enjoy worldwide recognition of their status.
Agents, discover more
From the Air New Zealand Australia team, a huge thank you to all the support we continue to receive from partners and agents. To keep up to date with the latest training, campaigns and incentives from Air New Zealand, check out the video above then head over to duo, your digital hub for all things Air New Zealand. And, login today to complete the Bound for New York training module to be in to win 1 of 8 spots on an epic New York City famil to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of New York City! Also up for grabs are weekly spot prizes. Hurry, this incentive ends 26 Feb. Terms & conditions apply*.
For more information or to book now, check out Air New Zealand Travel Agent website.
Find out more about Brisbane Airport’s services, facilities, destinations and those epic connections here.
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