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New Zealand's air service agreements, 2012

Bilateral agreements Date of latest agreement with New Zealand
* No service currently scheduled with New Zealand
Argentina1985
Australia2002
Austria2002
Belgium1999 *
Brazil1996 *
Canada1985
China1993
Denmark2001
Fiji 1994
France1967
Germany1987
Hong Kong1991
India2006 *
Indonesia1988 *
Ireland1999
Italy2001 *
Japan1980
Korea1993
Luxembourg1992 *
Macau1995 *
Malaysia1998
Mexico1999 *
Nauru1980 *
Niue1990
Norway2001
Papua New Guinea1994 *
Philippines2007 *
Russia1993 *
Solomon Islands1990 *
South Africa1997
Spain2002 *
Sweden2001
Switzerland1999
Thailand1987
Turkey2010
United Arab Emirates1998
United Kingdom2005
Vanuatu1989
Vietnam2003
Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalization of International Air Transportation (MALIAT) Date ratified
* No service currently scheduled with New Zealand
Brunei2001
Chile2002
Cook Islands2006
Mongolia2008 *
Samoa2002
Singapore1997
Tonga2004
United States2001

In June 2012 New Zealand had air service agreements (ASAs) with the countries listed above. ASAs are agreements between the country in which an airline is based and a country to which it intends to run services. These can be bilateral agreements, between two countries, or multilateral agreements, between a group of countries. ASAs contain provisions on traffic rights (the routes planes fly and the cities served), capacity (the number of flights and passengers), the number and ownership of airlines operating between the countries, and the prices involved (including any tariffs imposed).

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K. J. Keith, International law – What is international law?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/38136/new-zealands-air-service-agreements-2012 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by K. J. Keith, published 5 June 2012.