ANZ ups YVR capacity

Building off the recent success of its additional seasonal daily service from Vancouver-Auckland, Air New Zealand is adding a further return service on its Vancouver-Auckland route between Oct. 15 and Dec. 3 2016, increasing its frequency from three to four return services per week.

With the fourth flight departing Vancouver on Saturdays, the airline will add nearly 5,000 seats to the route, representing a 33 per cent boost in capacity compared to the previous year.

The latest increase is part of the airline's overall capacity increase on the route and marks the second capacity lift in the last six months. This will be the first time Air New Zealand has operated four return services during this time period.

Air New Zealand exclusively operates the Boeing 777-200ER on the Vancouver-Auckland route.

Offering a convenient overnight service to New Zealand, departing from Vancouver early evening and arriving into Auckland early in the morning, Air New Zealand allows for same day connections to 21 domestic New Zealand and eight Australian gateways.

To satisfy New Zealand summer travellers, during the Northern Winter peak period from Dec. 9, 2016 to Jan. 30, 2017, the airline will again move to daily return services as operated over the same period last year.