Air NZ adds brand-new destination – Guangzhou

Air NZ adds brand-new destination – Guangzhou
Pattrick Smellie
Air New Zealand will make direct flights for the first time to the heart of China’s Pearl River Delta manufacturing hub, the city of Guangzhou, although it will be a cargo-only service.The new service is one of 55 to qualify for the second round of government-subsidised air freight contracts keeping NZ perishable food and other exports in global markets following the virtual collapse of international aviation due to the covid-19 pandemic.The new Guangzhou service is notable as services will fly direct from Christchurch rather than Aucklan...

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