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Alan Joyce: Qantas CEO says there is big demand for the Auckland to New York route, will compete with Air NZ

Published: June 12, 2023, 8:30 p.m.

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Qantas is gearing up to go from the city of sails to the Big Apple in a 16 hour flight.

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The Australian airline begins its Auckland to New York flight tomorrow, after years of planning and nine months after Air New Zealand launched its service for the route.

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Chief Executive, Alan Joyce told Mike Hosking there\'s big demand for the route, and they\'ll be competing directly with our national airline.

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He says the route works well for Qantas, due to the huge amount of traffic going from Australia to New Zealand and onto the US and vice-versa.

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