CHRISTCHURCH, capital of New Zealand”s South Island is to be directly linked to London for the first time. From 2 November Air New Zealand will commence a three times per week non-stop service between Christchurch and Los Angeles which will connect with the airline”s existing London flights. Flights will depart Christchurch at 2030 arriving into Los Angeles at 1215 the same day, with a flight time of 12 hours 45 minutes. The flight connects with the onward London flight (NZ2) departing Los Angeles at 1640. The return service from Los Angeles connects with the inbound London flight (NZ1) which lands in Los Angeles at 1930. The flight departs Los Angeles at 2045 and arrives into Christchurch at 0715 after a 13.5-hour journey.
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