Air New Zealand sees yield improvements; increased codeshare activity in North Asia

Air New Zealand reported that group-wide yields for the financial year to date have increased 4.5% year-on-year. Short-haul yields in Aug-2010 were 1.1% weaker on a year-on-year basis, as the airline continued to lower fares which stimulated demand, while respective long-haul yields increased 11.5%. Removing the impact of foreign exchange, group-wide yields were up 8.9%.