Passengers wanting to fly between Auckland and Rotorua during the week will have a bigger and better option as of this coming Sunday.
From February 9, Air New Zealand will be operating a larger Q300 aircraft on its weekday morning flights between Auckland and Rotorua.
Departure times are also changing, with the Auckland to Rotorua flight moving from 8:05am to 8:30am, and the Rotorua to Auckland service leaving slightly later at 9:30am instead of 9am.
The 50-seat Q300 aircraft provides an additional 31 seats per flight, the equivalent of a 30 per cent increase in passenger capacity.
Airport chief executive Alastair Rhodes said the scheduling changes and increased capacity were already proving popular.