Codeshares, direct flights or boosted capacity? What's at stake for Air NZ in India

Codeshares, direct flights or boosted capacity? What's at stake for Air NZ in India
Air NZ CEO Greg Foran is in India as is Air NZ's chairwoman and chief digital officer. (Image: NZME)
Rebecca Stevenson
New Zealand’s trade delegation to India will be hoping to land an agreement for increased flights between the two countries but direct flights could be delayed, NZ’s former trade minister says.National carrier Air NZ doesn’t fly directly to India, and Air India doesn’t fly directly here either, although the two nations have signed open skies agreements to allow direct flights and a further memorandum of understanding (MOU) in 2023 to boost the chances of direct air travel. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is in Indi...

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