Some say that the third time’s a charm, but Air New Zealand pushes the envelope and they have now been honored with Airline of the Year for the fourth time.

Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon with AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas

Here at Esplanade, we have always been a proud partner of Air New Zealand, and the numerous international awards given to the airline back us up. AirlineRatings.com is the organization that puts together the Airline of the Year award, and they base their rankings off financial performance, inflight innovations, operational safety, environmental leadership, and motivation of their people.

Please join us in congratulating Air New Zealand on this amazing honor – or perhaps it’s time for you to book your own trip on this award-winning airline!

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