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Qantas follows Air NZ with Auckland-New York route – but there should be room for both

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Qantas has revealed its plans to resume its high-profile one-stop route to New York route in 2023, with a significant new twist - switching its stopover point from Los Angeles to Auckland.

This is no doubt unwelcome news for Air New Zealand, which is about to launch its own route between Auckland and New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

While it is tempting to view this as Qantas taking a shot across Air New Zealand's bows, there are much more compelling reasons why changing to an Auckland stopover makes more sense for Qantas on its New York service.

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