Delta Air Lines pursues Pacific growth as NZ summer approaches

Senior Business Reporter·NZ Herald·22 Oct, 2026 11:00 PM8 mins to read‌A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 touching down at Auckland Airport during a previous summer service. The carrier is resuming flights to New Zealand from Los Angeles on Monday morning. Photo / Greg Bowker“Atlanta, Georgia” is the most frequent answer when the delegates from the world’s wealthiest airline are asked where they’re from. Delta Air Lines faces intense rivalries in the United States and is pushing for more services across the Pacific, bringing it into competition this southern summer with carriers including Air