Air New Zealand focuses on domestic turboprop operations

The ATR fleet at Air New Zealand averages an age of just over seven years with additional aircraft on order. The airline has scheduled more than 200 flights on certain routes such as Auckland to Palmerston North (527 flights) and Auckland to Nelson (208 flights).

In addition to these high-frequency routes, there are several others with over 100 flights each month including Christchurch to Dunedin (183 flights), Christchurch to Invercargill (177 flights), Wellington to Hamilton (164 flights), Auckland to Tauranga (150 flights), Christchurch to Hamilton (123 flights), Christchurch to Palmerston North (122 flights), and Auckland to New Plymouth (108 flights).

For less frequent services under 99 frequencies in May, Air New Zealand will operate six additional routes mostly originating from Christchurch. These include destinations like Napier, Tauranga, Queenstown, Rotorua, Nelson from Christchurch; while Dunedin connects with Wellington.

Queenstown Airport stands out due to its challenging location surrounded by mountains making it one of the world's most demanding international airports despite being a popular tourist destination.

As part of its future plans towards sustainability despite missing earlier targets due partly due difficulties noted by BBC regarding efficient planes acquisition; Air New Zealand aims net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century along transitioning regional operations towards electric aircraft starting trials within this year itself.