Longhaul Quiz

Which of these is NOT one of our JV (Joint Venture) partners?

• Cathay Pacific (CX)

• Air China (CA)

• China Airlines (CI)

• United Airlines (UA)

Here is a random photo I found in Teams of a recent Longhaul meeting in Shanghai. Who is NOT in this photo?

• Nathan Power

• Aaron Gilden

• Jonathan Zhang

• Alen Ovuka

Which of these is our SECOND newest Longhaul destination, last flown by Air New Zealand in the mid-1990s?

• Seoul

• Chicago

• New York

• Taipei

Our current shortest flight to any part of the United States is Auckland to Honolulu, at 8h 30m. Name the destination our shortest-ever regular commercial flight arriving in an American airport

(a)  

Answer explanation

This flight flew from 1973 to 1979 using a DC8. Inflight wifi was not provided.

Which of these airports in Japan has Air New Zealand NEVER operated a regularly scheduled service to?

• KIX

• NRT

• HND

• OKA

Answer explanation

HND (Tokyo Haneda) and KIX (Kansai Airport, Osaka) were both regular Japan feature pre-COVID! Okayama has only ever been operated by us as a charter service (I really hope this is true, someone in this room probably knows)

Our New York flight departs JFK Airport, which is one of 6 airports managed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Which of the below airports isn't managed by the Port Authority?

• Long Island MacArthur Airport, NY

• Stewart International Airport, NY

• LaGuardia Airport, NY

• Teterboro Airport, NJ

Thanks to the International Date Line, many of our flights to North America "land before they take off". Which of our outbound flights currently lands closest to its departure time?

• Chicago

• New York

• Houston

• Honolulu

Answer explanation

Flight NZ2 from Auckland to New York JFK departs at 7:40pm NZT and touches down on Long Island just 15 minutes later at 7:55pm Eastern Time

Thanks to our partnership with Singapore Airlines, we take turns throughout the year flying either once or twice a day to Singapore. What is the name of the airport we use in Singapore?

(a)  

Combo LH/SH Question: Which of these airlines NO LONGER fly to New Zealand?

• Sichuan Airlines

• Hainan Airlines

• Samoa Airways

• Thai Airways

Answer explanation

Hainan Airlines has restarted their Auckland-Shenzhen service this year, competing primarily with our Hong Kong service thanks to the two cities' proximity

Which of these old school, unreasonably blurry Air NZ tails was the first to fly a Longhaul route?

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Answer explanation

On the other hand, the TEAL tail hit all our PI and Tasman destinations back in the day