Freedom Air

The New Zealand carrier Freedom Air flew its earliest flight on 8th December 1995 when it had a single Boeing 757. The airline stopped operations on 30th March 2008, before which it operated within Oceania.

Freedom Air History

Freedom Air was set up in 1995 and ended its operations on 30th March 2008. It was one of the prominent budget airlines of the Oceanian country. The company kicked off after Kiwi Airlines stopped their low cost flights to Australia. Its first flight took off on December 8th 1995.

Freedom Air Details

Freedom Air’s centers were Auckland International Airport and Hamilton International Airport, which was its focus city as well. It had a partnership with Star Alliance and it had 12 aircraft at its beck and call.

The New Zealand carrier offered flights to 12 locations across the country, Fiji and Australia – Auckland, Brisbane, Christchurch, Gold Coast, Dunedin, Melbourne, Hamilton, Newcastle, Palmerston North, Sydney, Wellington and Nadi.

The company also offered chartered flights within New Zealand. Its parent company was Air New Zealand Ltd and its head offices were at Auckland itself. The CEO of Air New Zealand, Rob Fyfe, and General Manager of Zeal320, Stephen Jones, were the most important people in the organization.