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NZ129 Air New Zealand - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight EY4402 from Etihad Airways (EY) is a codeshare flight operated by Air New Zealand (NZ) under the flight number NZ129. Check this page for details about flight NZ129.

Below, you can find details about Air New Zealand flight NZ129, which currently operates between the airports of Auckland - Auckland Airport (Airport Code AKL) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, October 20, 2025.

NZ129 On Time performance:
70
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

NZ129 Air New Zealand from Auckland

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Monday October 20, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 19, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (October 21, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Auckland (AKL)
October 20, 2025
Auckland Airport
Departed at:
18:20
Terminal:
1
Gate:
7
Scheduled Departure Time: 18:20

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
October 20, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
20:31
Terminal:
2
Gate:
1
Scheduled Arrival Time: 20:35
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- CA5117 - Air China

- EY4402 - Etihad Airways

- SQ4233 - Singapore Airlines

- TG4834 - Thai Airways International

- TK8735 - Turkish Airlines

- VA7029 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight NZ129?
The flight NZ129 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight NZ129?
The distance between the two airports is 2637 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight NZ129?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:15 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:05 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Auckland: 2025-10-20 19:41:07
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-10-20 17:41:07

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Auckland and Melbourne:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ212. (On Time performance: 36 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ216. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ121. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: NZ125. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: NZ127. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 33 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF152. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF154. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF156. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF158. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from July 18, 2025 to October 17, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 64 ( 70 % )
Moderate Delay: 19 ( 21 % )
Significant Delay: 7 ( 8 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 13 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 18, 2025 to October 17, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 02, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights NZ129

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
19 October
18:46
Auckland (AKL)
20:56
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 10min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
18 October
18:28
Auckland (AKL)
20:37
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 09min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
17 October
18:25
Auckland (AKL)
20:40
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 15min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
16 October
18:29
Auckland (AKL)
20:43
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 14min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
15 October
18:43
Auckland (AKL)
20:45
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 02min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
14 October
18:43
Auckland (AKL)
20:56
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 13min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Monday
13 October
18:22
Auckland (AKL)
20:37
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 15min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 October
18:27
Auckland (AKL)
21:07
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 40min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
11 October
18:26
Auckland (AKL)
20:48
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 22min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 October
18:31
Auckland (AKL)
20:49
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 18min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time