Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines codeshare to launch January 6th

The recently approved codeshare alliance between Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines will officially launch on January 6th, 2015. Codeshare flights on both airlines’ services between New Zealand and Singapore will go on sale this week. Each airline will operate one return service a day on the Auckland-Singapore route, with Singapore Airlines also operating a daily return service between Christchurch and Singapore. Air New Zealand will operate newly refurbished B777-200 aircraft on the Auckland-Singapore route, while Singapore Airlines will operate A380s on the route during the Northern Winter operating season, reverting to B777-300ERs during the Northern Summer. Singapore Airlines will