Originair

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Originair
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IATA ICAO Call sign
OG[1] OGN[2] ORIGIN[2]
FoundedMarch 2015
Commenced operations12 August 2015
Operating basesNelson Airport
Frequent-flyer programOriginair Rewards
Fleet size3
Destinations5
HeadquartersNelson, New Zealand
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  • Robert Inglis (Managing Director)
Websiteoriginair.co.nz

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File:Originair J31 at Christchurch.jpg
Originair Jetstream at Christchurch Airport, December 2015

Originair is an airline based in Nelson, New Zealand, that operates domestic flights in New Zealand. It was founded in 2015 by Nelson businessman Robert Inglis, who had previously founded Air Nelson and Origin Pacific Airways. Originair commenced operations on 12 August 2015 with flights between Nelson and Palmerston North; it started flights between Nelson and Wellington the following month. It began with one British Aerospace Jetstream 31 aircraft, and now operates a fleet of three aircraft, following the addition of two Jetstream 32 aircraft.[3]

History

Background

Nelson businessman Robert Inglis founded Air Nelson in 1979 with Nicki Smith. Air New Zealand purchased 50 per cent of the airline in October 1988, and the remaining share in 1996. Air Nelson operated as one of Air New Zealand's regional subsidiaries, operating turboprop aircraft on domestic routes under the Air New Zealand Link brand, until Air New Zealand merged Air Nelson and Mount Cook Airlines into its mainline fleet in 2019. Inglis and Smith founded Origin Pacific Airways in 1996, to provide regional flights around New Zealand. It had a code-share agreement with Qantas' New Zealand subsidiary Jetconnect between 2001 and 2004, allowing Origin Pacific's regional flights to connect with the larger airline's domestic and international routes. The termination of the code-share agreement resulted in Origin Pacific Airways losing 60% of its business, and it went into liquidation in 2006.[4]

Operation

In 2015, Inglis founded Originair in response to Air New Zealand's termination of direct flights between Nelson and Palmerston North. Flight operations were contracted out to Air Freight NZ although the aircraft were painted in Originair's livery. The airline commenced operations on 12 August 2015 when flights between Nelson and Palmerston North began. Flights between Nelson and Wellington began the following month on 13 September 2015.

In February 2016, issues with Air Freight NZ's operating certificate led to the grounding of the Jetstream aircraft by New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The issues were stated to be "very specific to the particular operation" of Originair. Originair briefly contracted another company, Airwork, to operate its flights using Metroliner aircraft,[5] although when this arrangement terminated at the end of March 2016, Originair temporarily ceased operations.[6]

In July 2016 the airline announced it had resolved most of its CAA issues and would resume flights in September 2016 under the operation and Air Operating Certificate of Inflite Charters. It was announced that flights would resume between Nelson and Palmerston North, which had lacked a direct flight while Originair's operations were suspended, but flights between Nelson and Wellington would not resume because the introduction of Jetstar had made the route too competitive.[7]

On 23 September 2016, Originair recommenced regular scheduled services between Nelson and Palmerston North, with flights being operated by air2there using Cessna Grand Caravans and Piper Chieftains.[8] Flights with Originair's own aircraft resumed in June 2017. Originair added a new route from Nelson to New Plymouth on 29 September 2017.[8] Hawke's Bay Airport at Napier was added to their network from 28 September 2018.[9][10] Flights to Wellington resumed on 14 February 2020.[11]

Flights to Napier resumed on 17 September 2021 and expanded services linked the city to Hamilton and Palmerston North for the first time.[12]

Hamilton flights came to an end on 26 September 2025, because of soaring costs for the airline.[13] In October, Originair reconnected Blenheim with Christchurch as well as connecting Blenheim with Palmerston North for the first time in 20 years. [14]

Destinations

Originair operates scheduled services to the following destinations within New Zealand:[15]

Destination Airport Start End Status
Blenheim Blenheim Airport Template:Dts Current
Christchurch Christchurch Airport[16] Template:Dts Current
Hamilton Hamilton Airport[17] Template:Dts Template:Dts Past
Napier Napier Airport Template:Dts
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Template:Dts		 Past
Nelson Nelson Airport Template:Dts Current
New Plymouth New Plymouth Airport Template:Dts Template:Dts[18] Past
Palmerston North Palmerston North Airport Template:Dts Current
Taupō Taupō Airport[19] Template:Dts 26 May 2025[20] Past
Wellington Wellington Airport Template:Dts
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Westport Westport Airport[21] Template:Dts 1 May 2026[22] Past

Originair also operates charter flights throughout New Zealand.[23]

Fleet

The Originair fleet consists of the following aircraft:[24][25]

Originair fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
(Economy)
British Aerospace Jetstream 32
3
-
19
Total 3 0

References

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  1. ^ Not an IATA allocation - issued for domestic use by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
  2. ^ a b Not an ICAO allocation - issued for domestic use by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Basham, Laura (24 June 2015). "New airline Originair set to go". The Nelson Mail. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Originair". Originair. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Redmond, Adele (23 February 2016). "CAA investigating Originair operator Air Freight NZ over safety concerns". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Moore, Bill (13 April 2016). "Nelson's Originair grounding should be over soon says Inglis". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Redmond, Adele (7 July 2016). "Originair resumes flights to Palmerston North". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  8. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."News – Originair".
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Airline to launch direct flights between Napier, New Plymouth and Palmerston North". Stuff.co.nz. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Leach, Abe (29 September 2018). "Inaugural commercial flight from New Plymouth to Napier takes off". Hawkes Bay Today. Retrieved 29 February 2020 – via The New Zealand Herald.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Originair adds Nelson-Wellington route". Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Nelson's Originair expanding to Hawke's Bay". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Regional route to be scrapped next month as costs soar for airlines". www.stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Flights between Blenheim and Christchurch to resume after Originair steps in". Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Originair Routes". Originair Routes - Originair. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nealon, Kelly (12 September 2025). "Marlborough Airport welcomes new Christchurch route". Inside Government NZ. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Originair, Hamilton Airport prepare to restart regional passenger route". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Originair suspends flights from New Plymouth to Nelson until new airport opened". 25 November 2019.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Small airline swoops in to save regional Wellington service". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Taupō to lose Wellington connection as Originair pulls route after three months". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Originair flights between Westport and Wellington aim to build business, tourism". RNZ. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Scanlon, Lee (18 March 2026). "Westport to lose only air service". RNZ.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Booking and Schedule – Originair".
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Neal, Tracy (25 June 2015). "Origin founder rises again". Radio NZ. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  25. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Originair Fleet". Originair Fleet - Originair. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

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