40 destinations on promo with Air New Zealand’s widest reaching long haul sale of year

Lifestyle

Author: Tyson Beckett,
Publish Date: Mon, 8 Sept 2025, 2:41pm

Thousands of international airfares have been discounted in an Air New Zealand promotion considered their “widest reaching long haul sale for the year”.

For a two-week period beginning today, seats to 40 international destinations will be discounted as part of the airline’s “adventure beyond sale”.

Popular international destinations included are Honolulu with one-way fares starting at $499, New York starting at $799, and Tokyo starting from $679.

One-way flights to the Big Apple start from $799. Photo / 123RF

Air NZ general manager long haul Kylie McGillivray-Brown said the sale aims at sparking wanderlust.

“We know Kiwis love to dream big when it comes to travel – and this sale is about making those dreams easier to reach."

The national carrier has worked with connecting partner airlines to open up destinations beyond its own flight network across the United Kingdom, Europe, Southeast Asia and India. This includes one-way flights to London or Paris from $1060, Ho Chi Minh City from $697 and Delhi from $742.

“At these prices, we expect seats to fly out the door – so we encourage customers to get in quick.”

Live now, the sale runs until midnight on September 22.

Seats are limited and subject to availability. A card payment fee, selected travel periods and further conditions apply.

In August Air NZ announced earnings before taxation of $189 million for the 2025 financial year, compared with $222 million in the prior year. Net profit after taxation was $126 million. However, passenger revenue declined by 2% to $5.9 billion, which the airline attributed to a 4% reduction in overall network capacity from engine availability constraints.

The airline expects earnings before taxation for the first half of the 2026 financial year to be similar to or less than that reported in the second half of the 2025 financial year.

Air NZ’s adventure beyond sale fares include: