Freedom Air
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Freedom Air is a low-cost airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. It operates scheduled passenger services from New Zealand to Australia and Fiji, as well as chartered services within New Zealand. Its main base is Auckland International Airport (AKL).
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History
The airline was established in 1995 and started operations on 8 December 1995 with a single Boeing 757 aircraft. It was formed as South Pacific Air Charters by Mount Cook Airline. It is now wholly owned by Air New Zealand. By 2004, Freedom Air's fleet had expanded to five Boeing 737-300 aircraft and it was providing direct non-stop services to the Australian cities Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, and Melbourne from their base in Hamilton as well as Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Palmerston North. Freedom briefly served on the New Zealand main trunk domestic routes such as Auckland-Christchurch, but ceased these services to concentrate fully on providing value Trans-Tasman flights.
Services
Freedom Air operates the following services (at January 2005):
- Domestic scheduled destinations: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Palmerston North and Wellington.
- International scheduled destinations: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Nadi and Sydney.
Fleet
The Freedom Air International fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2005):
- 1 Airbus A320-200 (further 2 on order)
- 5 Boeing 737-300
External Links
- Freedom Air International (http://www.freedomair.com/)
- Freedom Air Fleet Detail (http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Freedom_Air_International?show=all)
- Freedom Air Passenger Opinions (http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/freedom.htm)
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