Air New Zealand's SoCal 'London Ready Truck Tour' Gives Customers a Taste of the LAX to London Experience

Air New Zealand's SoCal 'London Ready Truck Tour' Gives Customers a Taste of the LAX to London Experience

Enter for a chance to win FREE tickets to "Arrive London Ready"

LOS ANGELES, June 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Air New Zealand kicks off its #AirNZLondonReady Truck Tour today, making stops throughout Southern California to celebrate daily flights from LAX to London and showcase its award-winning inflight products to travellers and the travel trade.

The truck will feature Air New Zealand's unique Economy Skycouch(TM), a row of three Economy seats that together create a couch-like space to relax on. It will also feature the airline's innovative Premium Economy Spaceseat(TM), which is specially designed to give Premium Economy passengers a welcome sense of space and privacy.

Fans are encouraged to join the conversation using the hashtag #AirNZLondonReady. Throughout the tour, fans that spot the truck and share Tweets, messages and photos with @AIRNZUSA (Twitter), @AirNZ (Instagram) or @AirNewZealand (Facebook) and the hashtag #AirNZLondonReady will have a chance to win prizes.

One lucky fan will win round trip Premium Economy tickets for two from LAX to London* by visiting www.AirNZ.com/LondonReady and telling Air New Zealand why they're "London Ready."

The #AirNZLondonReady Truck Tour runs through June 14(th). Members of the public are invited to check it out at:


-- June 5(th) - Universal City Walk
-- June 7(th) - Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach
-- June 8(th) - Santa Monica Pier
-- June 14(th) - Santa Monica High School for Eat|See|Hear screening
To wrap up the tour, Air New Zealand will give movie goers a taste of London with a special free screening of "Notting Hill" in partnership with Eat|See|Hear at the Santa Monica High School's Memorial Greek Theater on Saturday, June 14(th) at 8:00PM. The tour will also make a stop on the set of "Extra" at Universal Studios Hollywood with host Mario Lopez.

Catch a seat and enjoy live music from Lipherma, great grub from British-inspired food trucks and Air New Zealand's world-class inflight products. All registered attendees will have a chance to win a Premium Economy Spaceseat(TM) flight for two from LAX to London*. While admission to the movie screening is free, registration is recommended: http://eatseehear.com/schedule/notting-hill-free-event/

Arrive London Ready today, visit www.AirNZ.com/LondonReady.

*Terms & Conditions Apply

About Air New Zealand:

Air New Zealand is proud to be a member of Star Alliance. The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI and United. Air India has been announced as a future member airline with Avianca Brazil to join under the existing Avianca membership. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers more than 18,000 daily flights to 1,269 airports in 193 countries. For more information about Air New Zealand visit www.airnewzealand.com and for more information about Star Alliance visit www.staralliance.com

About Eat|See|Hear

Eat|See|Hear (www.eatseehear.com) LA's premier outdoor movie, food truck and live music series that brings an evening of fun to Los Angeles-area venues each summer. The second annual series is presented by SHOWTIME, featuring up and coming bands from the local music scene, the hottest food trucks and the only three-story high, 52-foot wide inflatable movie screen west of the Mississippi with the highest quality HD-projection and digital surround sound, the Eat|See|Hear series promises an enjoyable movie-going experience for everyone. Eat|See|Hear is produced through a collaboration between LA-based Trailhead Marketing, Inc. and Hollywood Outdoor Movies. For more information about Eat|See|Hear summer, visit the Eat|See|Hear website, as well as the Eat|See|Hear Facebook page, Twitter feed (@EatSeeHear) and Instagram for the latest updates.

SOURCE Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand

CONTACT: Lauren O'Gorman, Communications & Social Media Manager, The Americas, +1-310-648-7039, or Mika Liboro, MWW Group, +1-213-402-1435

Web Site: http://www.AirNZ.com


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