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19/12/2012 10:13
MONTHLY

REL: 1013 HRS Air New Zealand Limited (NS)

MONTHLY: AIR: Air New Zealand Investor Update (Op Stats) - November 2012

CONTENTS

-November market conditions
-Company news
-Operating statistics table (see attached document)

NOVEMBER MARKET CONDITIONS

Air New Zealand carried 1,045,000 passengers during the month of November,
0.1% more than the same period last year. Revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs)
increased 3.5% on a capacity (ASKs) increase of 3.5%. Group load factor was
81.4%, down 0.1 of a percentage point.

Short Haul passenger numbers were down 0.2% on the same period last year.
Demand (RPKs) increased in the Domestic market by 1.1%, while capacity
increased 3.0%. Domestic load factor was down 1.5 percentage points to 81.2%.

Tasman/Pacific demand (RPKs) increased 1.6%, with capacity (ASKs) increasing
5.9%, driven mostly by the introduction of B777 aircraft on the
Auckland-Perth route. Load factor for Tasman/Pacific was down 3.5 percentage
points to 84.4%.

Long Haul passenger numbers increased 2.7% compared to November last year,
with growth in capacity (ASKs) of 2.4% and demand (RPKs) of 5.3%. Load factor
increased by 2.2 percentage points to 79.9%.

On North America/UK routes, demand (RPKs) increased 9.7% with capacity (ASKs)
increasing by 7.0% due to increased frequencies on the Auckland-Los Angeles
route. Load factor increased 2.0 percentage points on the previous year to
80.2%.

Demand (RPKs) was down 0.7% on Asia/Japan/UK routes, with capacity (ASKs)
decreasing by 3.7% due to the introduction of B767 aircraft on Japan routes.
Load factor increased by 2.4 percentage points to 79.4%.

Group-wide yields for the financial year to date were down 1.4% on the same
period last year. Short Haul yields were down 3.6% reflecting price
reductions to stimulate demand, while Long Haul yields were up 2.0%. Removing
the impact of foreign exchange, Group-wide yields were down 1.3%.

In November, 87.0% of Air New Zealand's Domestic flights departed within 10
minutes of scheduled departure time.

COMPANY NEWS

DEBUT OF HOBBIT THEMED 777-300

One of Air New Zealand's flagship Boeing 777-300s has become a flying
billboard for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first in a trilogy of
films from Kiwi director Sir Peter Jackson. The aircraft has received
significant attention from global media and wowed crowds at the film's
premiere in Wellington with a low pass over the red carpet.

Air New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Rob Fyfe said: "New Zealand is the
home of Middle-earth and The Hobbit movies will be hugely important to New
Zealand's tourism industry in the next couple of years as international
tourists are inspired to come and see and experience for themselves the
landscapes which have shaped the movies."

SECOND SEASON OF DIRECT SUNSHINE COAST FLIGHTS

Travellers will again be able to leave their winter woes behind and fly
non-stop to the heart of Queensland's Sunshine Coast next year with alliance
partners Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia confirming a second season of
direct services between Auckland and Sunshine Coast. The direct service will
operate twice a week on Tuesdays and Sundays from 18 June to 13 October 2013.

The 17 week season is being extended next year to include the October school
holidays, following the success of the 2012 season. An A320 aircraft will
operate the service, offering a 'Seats to Suit' fare structure and seamless
connections to the domestic and international networks of Air New Zealand and
Virgin Australia.
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