TRIP REPORT | Air New Zealand NZ946 | Auckland - Rarotonga | Boeing 787-9 | ZK-NZH | Economy

[@K4Ediamond]

One thing that I forgot to mention is that this flight had free wifi. Also ignore the typo at 19:01.

[@jkplays3247]

I have flown to LAX from Auckland around 9 time in the past 7 years, I have flown with Air NZ, United, Quantas, and Emirates. Don't have any real issue with the other airlines however I try and book all my flights to LAX with Air New Zealand due to they have always been extremely nice, and accomodating to all the passengers with anything you may need, and the flights are always so smooth upon Air New Zealand aircrafts.

[@stephenbrockett710]

Air New Zealand:”Pride of the Pacific”.

[@EnglishLawyer]

Well it was. Now it is second rate.

[@Restless-qi1im]

I DO THIS ROUTE 8 TO 9 TIMES A YEAR WITH AIR NZ NOTHING BEATS FLYING INTO THE TINY PLACE I CALL HOME

[@scottyfrognsock2396]

New Zealand has the best pies

[@richardcaldwell9160]

Enjoy Raro K4 - a great underated destination & thanks for ride

[@iflyplaces]

That's F.... amazing flight!

[@danielhaywood641]

Just a few days after your flight, the winds were so high that an Air NZ 787 had to return to NZ haha!!

[@K4Ediamond]

@@danielhaywood641 I looked it up and I found out an Air New Zealand 787 doing this same flight had to do that, but it actually happened over a month after I took this flight. Or was there another incident before that maybe?

[@breadish69]

I would love to do this!

[@victorjacobson4398]

So many! 747 2013 to san fran....very impressive plane.

[@K4Ediamond]

@@victorjacobson4398 You flew on their 747? Nice. Auckland to San Francisco?

[@victorjacobson4398]

@@K4Ediamond yes .just before they were up grading planes. Took elevem hours

[@K4Ediamond]

@@victorjacobson4398 I would have loved to do that. The only 747 I’ve been on was on Lufthansa and it was nice. But I did a similar route with Air NZ on my South Pacific trip: LAX-Auckland and back.

[@emmo_93]

Hope you enjoyed your stay in NZ 😊

[@K4Ediamond]

@@emmo_93 I absolutely did. Would go back.

[@duaneowens7777]

hi did you check in a bag. Were they strict with the baggage weight. How was the overall flight experience from one to ten?

[@EnglishLawyer]

As a New Zealander who flew Air NZ backwards and forwards to the Uk from Auckland to Gatwick in the 80's and 90's and always supported my national airline spending over half a million dollars in today's terms doing so, I cannot be more disillusioned with the current state of service with Air NZ. I gave up flying with them in 2005 when I was able to fly Emirates. Emirates Cattle Class is equal to Air NZ's Business Class. Air NZ has gone to the dogs and if it is rated highly, then the other airlines must be in the mud

[@K4Ediamond]

@@EnglishLawyer I’m sorry you had bad experiences with them but given that the last time you flew with them was 2005, your account of things is definitely outdated. A lot can change in 19 years. But thanks for watching and sharing your experience!

[@EnglishLawyer]

@@K4Ediamond I suppose I didn't really explain my situation and I don't suppose you could have understood the reason behind my comments. I flew Air NZ Business between NZ and Oz return in 2017 when my sister died from breast cancer. I lived in NZ and my sister lived and died in OZ. It was not frequent like I did between Auckland and London in the 80's and 90's with Air NZ. I found out Emirates was the better airline. It was never long haul with Emirates between Auckland and Brisbane. That was short haul and I was able to purchase Business Class seats and that is where Air NZ fell short in their service between Emirates and Air NZ. I am really happy you have had a great experience with Air NZ which I can only say the experience you have had with other Airlines makes Air NZ look good

[@K4Ediamond]

@@EnglishLawyer Oh I see. Thanks for clarifying. I haven’t actually flown their business class so unfortunately I can’t say anything on it myself. This video is only covering Air NZ economy (though you may also have flown their economy, it probably isn’t as good as emirates either). That’s unfortunate to hear about their business class though. Also, I’m really sorry to hear about your sister. :( I hope you and your family are doing well, and I wish you all the best.

[@barbaranordqvist6208]

I have been on Emirates and Air NZ at l would rate Air NZ better although Singapore Airlines are very good

[@emmo_93]

6:55 you can actually use your own wired headphones for the IFE the supplied ones aren't the greatest

[@K4Ediamond]

@@emmo_93 I didn’t notice a problem with them myself but good to know for the future.

[@emmo_93]

@@K4Ediamond ah I think the air nz headphones are OK some airline supplied ones can be a bit on the low quality side

[@waterside13]

The trouble with Air NZ is that you always hope your next flight will be better than your last one.

[@tierra6391]

I am glad you enjoyed Air New Zealand. You are rights airlines in the US have terrible service and power tripping crew. Whenever I fly to the states I expect nothing but the worst from all their Airlines and they have nit disappointed as yet.

[@TheAmtrakCCandSJfan]

Starting in August 2025, I will be working at Delta in the future

[@K4Ediamond]

@@TheAmtrakCCandSJfan wow nice! Good luck!

[@markpersson9694]

Thanks for the video. You just have to work on pronunciation of "lands down under" It's Raa-ro-tonga, not Rear-o-tonga. Also we pronounce Brisbane as Briz-bin, not Briz-bayne.😊

[@K4Ediamond]

@@markpersson9694 Oh ok thanks. I have another Rarotonga video that I plan to get uploaded sometime this year so I’ll keep that in mind.

[@odzergaming]

What day did you take the flight?

[@K4Ediamond]

@@odzergaming June 21st, 2024 (as stated in the video :)) and we arrived on June 20th.

[@NikRamea]

If you thought Raro was great you should've caught a 45min Air Raro SAAB 340 flight to Aitutaki 😊 next time come via Syd-Rar 😁

[@K4Ediamond]

@@NikRamea I would have loved to do that but it wasn’t a part of my group itinerary. I did catch a lot of the SAABs landing though!

[@Odzaviation]

I flew on the same plane as you on June 18th to Hong Kong (trip report is up on my channel)

[@K4Ediamond]

@@Odzaviation Jun 18th? Looks like you were in Auckland a day after I arrived there on Qantas, and 3 days before I took the flight in this video. I’ll watch your video when I get the chance!

[@td77331]

I fly air New Zealand reasonably often, more as a result of lack of other choices to where I fly. They are efficient and safe but horrendously expensive and you don’t get much in the way of service, even if you are on the works deluxe fare. I would call the service “sterile” and cold. I don’t enjoy flying them. Fiji Airways are way better, friendly and great inflight service. They are not that great for timekeeping with delays being common, but I would take them over Air NZ any day

[@K4Ediamond]

Sorry for the late reply, didn't see your comment until now. I disagree with you on the service but that may be because I've flown a lot of US and European carriers, and in my opinion the service greatly exceeds that (and compared to my experience with Qantas this same month, the food was loads better on Air NZ). I've heard good things about Fiji Airways too and would love to try them. Regarding Air NZ being expensive though, unfortunately I cannot speak on that as this was part of a group itinerary where we paid a single fare for the flights, hotels, and tours all at once. Thanks for your input!

[@Gamerbutalsooutsideboy]

THATS MY PLANE BEFORE YOU GOT ON IT FROM TAIPAI (pls reply)

[@K4Ediamond]

@@Gamerbutalsooutsideboy nice. The latest time before my flight which ZK-NZH did the Taipei flight was a month before. Was that the one you were on?

[@robertgonzales3936]

I hate ANZ I was flying from LAX-AKL economy class they served very small meal and nothing in between not even for purchase and the crew were grumpy I dont have good memories from this airline!

[@K4Ediamond]

@@robertgonzales3936 Interesting. I did that route too and had a different experience. They served 2 hot meals. Dinner could have been better but the breakfast was great. What year did you take that flight? I wonder if they’ve improved since then.

[@robertgonzales3936]

@@K4Ediamondyes they served two tiny meals but nothing in between till second meal they are very stingy when it comes to service defiantly not my type of Airline

[@navchand4181]

Go to fiji

[@K4Ediamond]

@@navchand4181 I would definitely like to go there

[@GeneralGuts1]

Flying on a boeing...um no thanks

[@thailandrose2603]

You risked your life and flew on a 787 Nightmare Liner ??? I hope you had a lot of alcohol to drink before boarding.