Air New Zealand (Auckland) as planned, today (September 6) operated its last regularly-scheduled Boeing 737 revenue flight as flight NZ 557 between Auckland and Christchurch. The last regular flight was operated with Boeing 737-319 ZK-NGI (msn 25608) (above).
However Air New Zealand will operate the aircraft on a Farewell Tour around New Zealand from September 8 through September 21 under the following schedule:
September 8 CHC-IVC ETD 0700 ETA 0800 ANZ 1737
IVC-DUD ETD 1530 ETA 1600 ANZ 1737
September 9 DUD-CHC ETD 1530 ETA 1615 ANZ 1737
September 12 CHC-CHC 6 times ANZ 1731 through ANZ 1736
September 13 CHC-CHC 6 times ANZ 1731 through ANZ 1736
September 14 CHC-WLG ETD 1815 ETA 1900 ANZ 1737
September 15 WLG-WLG 3 times
WLG-NPE ETD 1515 ETA 1600 ANZ 1737
September 16 NPE-TRG ETD 1515 ETA 1600 ANZ 1737
September 17 TRG-AKL ETD 1530 ETA 1600 ANZ 1737
September 19 AKL-AKL 6 times
September 20 AKL-AKL 6 times
September 21 AKL-CHC ETD 1000 ETA 1120 ANZ 6201
As previously reported, Air New Zealand and its associated companies have been a Boeing 737 operator since 1968. National Airways (New Zealand National Airways Corporation) (NAC) (Wellington) took delivery of Boeing 737-219 ZK-NAC (msn 19929) on August 29, 1968, followed by ZK-NAD (msn 19930) on September 11, 1968 and ZK-NAE (msn 19931) on October 5, 1968. NAC was taken over and merged into Air New Zealand on April 1, 1978. At that time ANZ became a Boeing 737 operator.
Top Copyright Photo: Colin Hunter/AirlinersGallery.com. Air New Zealand Boeing 737-3K2 ZK-NGI taxies at a cloudy Auckland.
Air New Zealand aircraft slide show: 
Thank you to Colin Hunter for the above information from New Zealand.
Video: The last ANZ Boeing 737 flight:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdQGteSDbP4&w=560&h=315%5D
