Air New Zealand will increase from two to three the number of early morning weekday flights from Taupo to Wellington, as well as introduce a third end of business day flight from Wellington, enabling business travellers to make the most of their time in the capital.

All of these early morning flights will operate via Wanganui, with a short 15 minute transit at that port. The flights via Wanganui are in addition to maintaining three non-stop return flights per weekday between Taupo and Wellington.



New start of day and end of day schedule between Taupo and Wellington from 8 November is as follows:

Eagle Air General Manager Carrie Hurihanganui says the airline is constantly trying to meet the needs and wants of the local business community and is pleased to be able to offer an increase in the number of business-focused services, against an overall backdrop of softer than normal demand as a result of the current economic environment.