The Kiwi carrier is battling headwinds, including weak domestic demand, increased international competition, higher costs and plane delays.
Already a subscriber?Air New Zealand has blamed weak domestic demand and increased competition on North American routes for another downgrade to earnings guidance this financial year.
Air NZ blamed continued “softening in revenue conditions over the fourth quarter both domestically and on the North American market”.“Domestic performance has seen ongoing softening, with challenging economic conditions and ongoing cost-of-living pressures. Government and corporate demand remains subdued,” it said.
He called out the US market as being pressured by increased competition for seats share from United Airlines. While it won’t fly to Chicago from October as planned, Air NZ said it would return to Hobart and Seoul after both were paused over the NZ winter period.
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