Air New Zealand last week transformed a Sydney ferry into a replica of a 1940s-era flying boat to mark the airline’s 75th anniversary.
Air New
Zealand last week transformed a Sydney ferry into a replica of a 1940s-era
flying boat to mark the airline’s 75th anniversary.
Air New Zealand’s first ever service, onboard the
Short S30 flying boat Aotearoa, took nine hours to travel from Auckland to
Sydney with just nine passengers on board. Today the flight can be achieved in
less than four hours.
Sydney ferry passengers travelling to the city from
Rose Bay were treated to a trip down memory lane with the interior of Sydney’s
iconic Lady Herron Ferry transformed to resemble a 1940s flying boat.
Air New Zealand cabin crew invited passengers to
take their seats, complete with lap straps, while character actors recreated
the 1940s flight experience and ‘The Starr Sisters’ provided 1940s-style
entertainment.