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History

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The airline was established in 1995 as a response to the commencement of discount services between Australia and New Zealand by Kiwi Airlines and started operations on 8 December 1995 with a single Boeing 757. It was formed as South Pacific Air Charters by Mount Cook Airline. It is now wholly owned by Air New Zealand. By 2004 its fleet had expanded to five Boeing 737-300 aircraft and it was providing direct non-stop services to the Australian cities of Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne from Hamilton, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Palmerston North. It briefly operated on the New Zealand main trunk domestic routes such as Auckland-Christchurch, but ceased these services to concentrate on providing value trans-Tasman flights. For the airline operating in the United States with a similar name see Kiwi International Airlines. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium haul commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... Mount Cook Airline is a regional airline based in Christchurch, New Zealand. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body airliner. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ... Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Hamilton (Kirikiriroa in Māori) is the centre of New Zealands fourth largest urban area, and is the countrys seventh largest city. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) A view of Wellington from the top of Mount Victoria. ... For other uses, see Christchurch (disambiguation). ... Alternative meanings at Dunedin (disambiguation) Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. ... Palmerston North (Māori: ) is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. ...

Destinations

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• New Zealand
  • Auckland (Auckland International Airport)
  • Christchurch (Christchurch International Airport)
  • Dunedin (Dunedin International Airport)
  • Hamilton (Hamilton International Airport)
  • Palmerston North (Palmerston North International Airport)
  • Wellington (Wellington International Airport)
• Australia
  • Brisbane (Brisbane Airport)
  • Gold Coast (Coolangatta Airport)
  • Melbourne (Melbourne Airport)
  • Sydney (Kingsford Smith International Airport)
• Fiji
  • Nadi (Nadi International Airport)

A Freedom Air Airbus A320 in Dunedin

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Fleet

The Freedom Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007)^[1] : Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

• 12 Airbus A320-200

In June 2006 aircraft from Freedom Air were combined with Air New Zealands fleet of Airbus A320-200 under the Air Operators Certificate (AOC) of Zeal320 Limited, which is now the sole operator of the Air New Zealand Groups Airbus fleet^[2]. Currently Zeal320 has one aircraft (ZK-OJO) painted in Freedom Air livery^[3]. The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... The Airbus A320 is a short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... Zeal320 is the Operating Company of Air New Zealands Airbus A320 fleet, whos Aircraft and Cabin Crew operate both Air New Zealand International Shorthaul and Freedom Air services. ...

As such, Freedom Air has no aircraft or current Air Operators Certificate, and Freedom Air is no longer an operational entity.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Freedom Air
• Freedom Air Pictures
• Details on AviationPage New Zealand

References