New Mt Cook/Christchurch/Queenstown FlightMt Cook is set to become the 28th domestic destination on Air New Zealand's network with the airline announcing the trial of a new Christchurch/Mt Cook/Queenstown route in the summer of 2012-2013. “The decision to launch this seasonal service comes after a lot of combined effort from Christchurch Airport CEO Jim Boult, Hermitage Chairman John Davies and Air New Zealand to make the route feasible,” says Air New Zealand Group GM Australasia Bruce Parton. He says the 68-seat ATR service will operate for six weeks between 23DEC12 and 27JAN13 to meet high-season demand from offshore markets, particularly tourists coming in from Japan. “It will make it easier for groups to stay overnight at Mt Cook and also make day trips possible to the region, something we expect will be a particularly popular option for visitors on cruise ships arriving into the area over the summer months,” he says. “The connection through to Queenstown will also provide independent travellers who may only have a short amount of time with a quick and easy way of visiting several of the South Island's key tourism regions.” The 40-minute service between Christchurch and Mt Cook will operate three times a week, timed to connect with the arrival into CHC of the direct service from Tokyo and other morning services into CHC from domestic airports such as AKL, ROT and WLG. |
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