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Air New Zealand shrinks capacity 2.2% in April
June 2nd 2025
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) cut back on available seats in April because of ongoing maintenance requirements on engines which power its short and long-haul fleets. Read More » Domestic capacity was lower by 3.8% in the month compared with a year ago and long-haul available seat kilometres (ASK) were reduced 2.3% in the 30 days. The Star Alliance member has shrunk ASKs year-on-year in each of the first four months of 2025 and in 11 of the past 12 months. “Capacity reductions in both the month and YTD periods are driven by reduced aircraft availability from global additional engine maintenance requirements,” Air NZ said in a regulatory filing. Air NZ said earlier this year it expected to have 11 aircraft grounded due to the maintenance checks on the Pratt & Whitney engines on its A320neo family fleet and Rolls-Royce engines on its 787s. The flag carrier flew 1.2 million passengers in March, 4.3% below the 1.3 million flown in the same month in 2024. Revenue per available seat kilometre on its domestic, trans-Tasman and Pacific Islands services was down 0.2% year-on-year due to lower domestic demand, the airline said.
