Editing Air New Zealand (section)

===Qantas code-share===
On 12 April 2006, Air New Zealand and Qantas announced that they had signed a code-share agreement for their trans-Tasman routes and would file for authorisation from the [[New Zealand Ministry of Transport]]<ref>[http://www.transport.govt.nz/international-air-carriage-competition/ International air carriage competition] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429170219/http://www.transport.govt.nz/international-air-carriage-competition/ |date=29 April 2008 }}</ref> and the [[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]] (ACCC).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/744922/fromItemId/278039 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508202530/http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/744922/fromItemId/278039 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 May 2007 |title=Qantas Airways Ltd & Air New Zealand Ltd&nbsp;– Authorisations |publisher=[[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]]|access-date=30 June 2013 }}</ref> The airlines maintained that they were making losses on Tasman routes due to too many empty seats, and that a codeshare would return the routes to profitability. Critics, particularly [[Wellington Airport|Wellington]], [[Christchurch Airport|Christchurch]] and [[Melbourne Airport]]s, argued that the codeshare flights would lead to reduced passenger choice and higher airfares, and that airports such as Auckland and [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]] would benefit immensely through economic activity services would bring.

On 15 November 2006 Air New Zealand announced it was withdrawing its application after a draft decision by the ACCC to not approve the code-sharing agreement.

On 31 May 2018 Qantas and Air New Zealand announced that "seamless air travel" would be available to their customers through a new code-sharing agreement. The code-share took effect in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 June 2018 |title=Qantas, Air NZ team up for codeshare |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/qantas-air-nz-team-up-for-codeshare/ihcyhkney |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=SBS News |language=en}}</ref>