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The Koru Lounge is the name for Air New Zealand
's network of domestic airline lounges in New Zealand
. For its international network, they are simply called the Air New Zealand International Lounge.
Air NZ has a comprehensive network of departure lounges at most regional and domestic airports.
These airports includes:-
Domestic lounges include:-
Depending on space, Koru members may use 3 guest passes to bring guests with them into the lounge per visit.
Regional lounges include:-
Regional lounges are smaller and Koru memberships do not provide the ability to bring in guests. Where possible, the staff will try to accommodate one guest with 1 guest pass.
Koru members may take one guest into the Air New Zealand owned and operated lounges if there is space available and are issued 10 guests passes per year with a Koru membership pack for this purpose.
Star Gold members may also take a guest into the Air New Zealand owned and operated lounges if there is space available and do not require guest passes.
Los Angeles lounge is not available for customers who are in transit, unless you are flying Business Premier where an exemption to visit is provided to Air New Zealand for these customers.
These lounges can be accessed by Star Alliance Gold status customers flying on the Star Alliance network. Koru members may use these lounges other than specified, if they are flying on an Air New Zealand ticketed and operated flight.
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is...
's network of domestic airline lounges in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. For its international network, they are simply called the Air New Zealand International Lounge.
Koru Lounges
These airports includes:-
Domestic lounges include:-
- AucklandAuckland International AirportAuckland Airport is the largest and busiest airport in New Zealand with over 13 million passengers a year, expected to more than double by 2025...
- ChristchurchChristchurch International Airport-Facts & figures:As the gateway for Christchurch and the South Island, Christchurch International Airport is New Zealand’s second largest airport.5,908,077 passengers travelled in and out of Christchurch International Airport from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009...
- DunedinDunedin International AirportDunedin International Airport is an international airport in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand, serving Dunedin city and the Otago and Southland regions. Dunedin International Airport is one of two international airports in Otago, the other being Queenstown International Airport...
- WellingtonWellington International AirportWellington International Airport is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is a secondary hub and focus city for Air New Zealand and its subsidiaries...
Depending on space, Koru members may use 3 guest passes to bring guests with them into the lounge per visit.
Regional lounges include:-
- HamiltonHamilton International AirportFor the airport in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, see Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport.The Hamilton International Airport is an airport located in the Waikato region, in New Zealand...
- InvercargillInvercargill Airport- Developing new services :*Air New Zealand spokesman Bruce Parton said the company increased seat capacity into and out of Invercargill by 30% during the past two years and now offered 52 services a week between Invercargill and Christchurch and 29 services a week between Invercargill and Wellington...
- NapierNapier AirportHawke's Bay Airport is Hawke's Bay's main commercial airport serving domestic flights to the main centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch as well as smaller centres such as Gisborne, Tauranga, Hamilton and Palmerston North...
- NelsonNelson Airport (New Zealand)Nelson Airport is an airport in Nelson, New Zealand. Approximately 1.2 million passengers and visitors are said to use the airport terminal annually. Total passenger numbers for the 2011 financial year were 758,250. This represents passenger growth of approximately 11% on the previous...
- New PlymouthNew Plymouth AirportNew Plymouth Airport serves the city of New Plymouth, and the surrounding region of Taranaki. It is on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island, and geographically, is the closest airport in the country to Australia...
- Palmerston NorthPalmerston North International AirportPalmerston North International Airport is located on the outskirts of the suburb of Milson in Palmerston North, New Zealand, north-east of the City central area. Although the airport has not had a regular international flight since the end of March 2008, the official name, Palmerston North...
- Queenstown
- TaurangaTauranga AirportTauranga Airport is a regional airport 2NM to the north east of Tauranga city in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand.Scheduled flights are operated by Eagle Airways and Air Nelson, divisions of Air New Zealand, using Raytheon Beechcraft 1900D and De Havilland Dash 8 Q-300 aircraft...
Regional lounges are smaller and Koru memberships do not provide the ability to bring in guests. Where possible, the staff will try to accommodate one guest with 1 guest pass.
International Lounges
For International flights there are lounges with a wide range of services. These services includes internet and printer access, showers, business facilities, regional television and light meals. These lounges can be accessed by both paid-up Koru Club members and Star Alliance Gold members, as well as business premier class passengers.Koru members may take one guest into the Air New Zealand owned and operated lounges if there is space available and are issued 10 guests passes per year with a Koru membership pack for this purpose.
Star Gold members may also take a guest into the Air New Zealand owned and operated lounges if there is space available and do not require guest passes.
Lounges operated by Air New Zealand
- New Zealand
- Auckland
- Christchurch
- Wellington
- AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
- BrisbaneBrisbane AirportBrisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane and the third busiest in Australia, after Melbourne and Sydney Airports. Brisbane Airport has won many awards. Located in the suburb with the same name, the airport serves the city of Brisbane and the surrounding metropolitan area...
- MelbourneMelbourne AirportMelbourne Airport , also known as Tullamarine Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Melbourne and the second busiest in Australia. It was opened in 1970 to replace the nearby Essendon Airport. Melbourne Airport is the sole international airport of the four airports serving the...
- SydneySydney AirportSydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport, also known as Kingsford Smith International Airport, in Sydney, Australia* Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport, in Nova Scotia, Canada...
- Brisbane
- United States
- Los AngelesLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually...
- Los Angeles
- Other
- NadiNadi International AirportNadi International Airport is the main international gateway for the islands of Fiji. It serves about 1.2 million people per year, and is the main hub of Air Pacific. The airport is 10km from the city of Nadi. In 2009 it handled 1,220,000 passengers on international and domestic...
, FijiFijiFiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island... - RarotongaRarotonga International AirportRarotonga International Airport is the Cook Islands' main international gateway, located in the town and district of Avarua, Rarotonga, three kilometers west of the downtown area on the northern coast....
, Cook IslandsCook IslandsThe Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
- Nadi
Los Angeles lounge is not available for customers who are in transit, unless you are flying Business Premier where an exemption to visit is provided to Air New Zealand for these customers.
Contract Lounges operated by other operators
Air New Zealand also contracts with other operators for access to international lounges at the following airports:-- Australia
- Adelaide
- PerthPerth AirportPerth Airport is an Australian domestic and international airport serving Perth, the capital and largest city of Western Australia. The airport itself is located in the suburb of Perth Airport....
- Asia
- Hong KongHong Kong International AirportHong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , being built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport.The airport opened for commercial...
, Hong Kong SAR, China - Osaka (Kansai), JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(operated by JAL) - Tokyo (Narita), Japan (operated by Qantas)
- Shanghai (Pudong)Shanghai Pudong International AirportShanghai Pudong International Airport is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, China, and a major aviation hub in Asia. The other major airport in Shanghai, Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic flights...
, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
(operated by Shanghai Airlines)
- Hong Kong
- North America
- Honolulu, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(operated by American Airways) - San Francisco, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(operated by EVA Air) - VancouverVancouver International AirportVancouver International Airport is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about from Downtown Vancouver. In 2010 it was the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements and passengers , behind Toronto Pearson International Airport, with non-stop flights daily to...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- Honolulu, United States
- Pacific
- PapeeteFaa'a International Airport- Overview :The Faaa International Airport is a relatively small airport. Air Tahiti has flights every day going to all the other islands in French Polynesia while international flights go to different countries such as the United States or New Zealand. The airport is on Tahiti which is an island...
, French PolynesiaFrench PolynesiaFrench Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
(not available to Koru members)
- Papeete
- Europe
- London (Heathrow), United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
(operated by United Airlines)
- London (Heathrow), United Kingdom
These lounges can be accessed by Star Alliance Gold status customers flying on the Star Alliance network. Koru members may use these lounges other than specified, if they are flying on an Air New Zealand ticketed and operated flight.