Sunrise 🌅 with AirNewZealand ✈️

On a trip from Auckland to Wellington...

Air New Zealand, what about it...

Well, it might be suspicious or you might say I am biased, but for me, Air New Zealand is one of the best (or rather, the actual best) air transportation companies in the world. Why?

Simple... I will give you some good reasons for it:

• The crew! I flew already a lot (not the ultimate experienced guy, but I had my 1000 hours of flying already) and in average, I have never found such consistent and welcoming crew. Especially on international flights! Simply blasting amazing people.
• The unlimited service one of the things I value on long flights is the ability to "not care" knowing I will get enough "care". With Air New Zealand, I am sure it will happen... another drink? Sure... still hungry? here you go, have another one! Feeling a need to talk with someone... go ahead, the crew has all the pleasure if they have no business to handle. Restless people, that make the company golden value!
• Aircraft... yes, they do not have Airbus 380s... but Boing 787 is very good too! For some even better than 380. For me, I prefer the 380, but that does not let me down when I need to sit down on any of the 320s (Airbus) to the Boings 777 and feel the same comfort, welcoming environment and asset quality.
• Miles Program: Airpoints - I have lost count of how many things I have bought with these... Very handy... and, to many that had or might have the same question I had some years ago, IT WORKS! Sure, the available merchandise could get better, but I still think that on average is very good and from year to year, is just getting better.

Downs?

Any company has downs right?

• No 380s for long flights...
• Somehow higher prices to some destinations. Here, I am guessing it's just lack of competitors.
• I need more world coverage!!! I want a direct flight from New Zealand to Portugal, please!

I leave you with a bit more
from what the first photo came from:

The sequence of shots...