Air New Zealand to shut down low-cost Freedom Air next year

Air New Zealand said it will shut down its Freedom Air low-cost unit next March 30, replacing many of its services with ANZ mainline flights, which the company said have similar fares to Freedom flights but offer better service. Freedom Air has been operating for more than 10 years. ANZ will add nine new city-pairs, including one new Australian destination (Coolangatta) and two New Zealand destinations (Dunedin and Hamilton) to its network.