Future plans call for daily service between Toronto and Auckland via Los Angeles. Air Canada will operate the Vancouver-Honolulu leg with Boeing 767 aircraft. Air New Zealand will operate the Honolulu-Auckland leg also with Boeing 767 aircraft. Each airline will sell seats on the other carrier on a codeshare basis. In Honolulu connections are conveniently timed and hassle free.
Customers board directly their connecting flight, bypassing U.S. customs and immigration.
Air Canada and Air New Zealand customers benefit from reciprocal frequent flyer programs, the convenience of co-ordinated schedules that reduce connection times and access for eligible members to airport lounges in Vancouver, Honolulu and Auckland. Air Canada customers now benefit from significantly improved service to New Zealand. We look forward to enhancing further our network and frequent flyer benefits in these two markets. In particular, the addition of Air New Zealand to the Star Alliance network in 1999 will bring even more benefits for Air Canada customers as we expand our Pacific network. Air New Zealand Managing Director Jim McCrea said the new codeshare was another important step in the development of the airline's global alliance strategy.