Air NZ ups domestic seats for 2011

Published: 12:56AM Wednesday March 17, 2010 Source: NZPA

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Air New Zealand will lift domestic capacity by more than 10% next year to meet expected increased demand, in part due to the Rugby World Cup.

January's load factor was a record high for the airline, and Air NZ will increase capacity overall by 10.5% on its domestic jet network from January 2011.

Capacity will be increased again later next year by 26% during the World Cup.

The extra seats will be available with the arrival of Air NZ's new Airbus A320 fleet, which have 171 seats compared with the 133-seat Boeing 737s, and the extension of the lease of one of its Boeing 737s.

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