Ann: MONTHLY: AIR: Air New Zealand Investor Update (Op Stats) - June 2014

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29/07/2014 12:02
MONTHLY

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MONTHLY: AIR: Air New Zealand Investor Update (Op Stats) - June 2014

CONTENTS

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

JUNE MARKET CONDITIONS

Air New Zealand carried 1,242,000 passengers during the month of June, 2.5%
more than the same period last year. Revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs)
increased 3.6% on a capacity (ASKs) increase of 4.5%. Group load factor was
82.5%, down 0.8 of a percentage point.

The Short Haul passenger numbers were up 2.3%, with demand (RPKs) increasing
in the Domestic market by 2.4%, while capacity increased by 8.8%. Domestic
load factor was down 4.8 percentage points to 78.3%.

Tasman/Pacific demand (RPKs) increased 2.8% while capacity (ASKs) increased
by 3.8%. Load factor on Tasman/Pacific was down 0.8 of a percentage point to
81.6%.

Long Haul passenger numbers increased 4.3% compared to June last year, with
demand (RPKs) and capacity (ASKs) up 4.3% and 3.7% respectively. Load factor
increased by 0.5 of a percentage point to 84.3%.

On North America/UK routes, demand (RPKs) decreased 0.4% with capacity (ASKs)
increasing by 1.0%. Load factor decreased 1.2 percentage points to 88.6%.

Demand (RPKs) was up 17.1% on Asia/Japan/UK routes, with capacity (ASKs)
increasing by 9.5%. Load factor increased 5.0 percentage points to 75.9%.

Group-wide yields for the financial year to date were up 1.0% on the same
period last year. Short Haul yields were up 0.3%, while Long Haul yields were
up 0.9%. Removing the impact of foreign exchange, Group-wide yields were up
3.3%.

In June, 88.1% of Air New Zealand's Domestic Jet flights departed within 10
minutes of scheduled departure time.

COMPANY NEWS

AIR NEW ZEALAND'S NEW 787-9 TOUCHES DOWN IN AUCKLAND

On 11 July 2014 Air New Zealand's first Boeing 787-9 aircraft landed in
Auckland following a successful delivery flight from Seattle.

Chief Flight Operations and Safety Officer, Captain David Morgan, was on deck
for the delivery flight and said it was a proud moment to see the aircraft,
displaying the Koru and New Zealand fern touch down at its new Auckland hub.

"Being on the flight deck on the delivery flight of this magnificent 787-9
aircraft to Air New Zealand has been a career highlight. Like the Boeing
747-400 in the 1980s this aircraft really is a game changer for the airline
and our customers," Captain Morgan says.

This aircraft, with the tail registration ZK-NZE, is the first of 10 787-9
Dreamliners to join Air New Zealand's fleet. The aircraft will operate its
first scheduled commercial route between Auckland and Perth in October,
followed by services to Shanghai and Tokyo later this year.

AIR NEW ZEALAND CUSTOMERS ENJOY GATE-TO-GATE USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Air New Zealand customers are some of the first in the Asia Pacific region to
be able to use their handheld portable electronic devices in non-transmitting
mode for the entire duration of their flights, following approval from the
New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority.

Since 16 July 2014 the airline has been able to allow the use of handheld
portable electronic devices including tablets, smartphones, e-readers and mp3
players during all phases of flight provided the devices are in flight mode.
Previously customers could not use their devices during the taxi, take-off
and landing phases of flight.

Initially this option is available to customers travelling on domestic and
international services operated by Airbus A320 and Boeing 787-9, 777-200 and
777-300 aircraft with plans to include Air New Zealand's regional turbo prop
and Boeing 767-300 fleets over time, subject to regulatory approval.
End CA:00253217 For:AIR    Type:MONTHLY    Time:2014-07-29 12:02:41