DALLAS – Air New Zealand’s (NZ) first nonstop flight to the Big Apple landed yesterday at New York’s JFK Airport at 4:15 p.m. local time.
New York was a destination the flag carrier had long wished to reach nonstop. Taking off from Auckland (AKL) using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, flight NZ2 lasted a little over 16 hours.
Before flying the first nonstop flight from Auckland to New York, Captain Phillip Kirk emphasized how important the new route was for the airline. “I’m incredibly excited,” Capt Kirk told AM on Wednesday morning. “It’s a huge thing -it’s a big, historic moment for Air read more ⇒
Source:: “Airways Magazine”