Air New Zealand B787 Children’s Flight Drew a Giant Kiwi in the Sky

Air New Zealand’s charity has taken a special group of children on a mystery flight adventure. Koru Care, a charity established to give children with illnesses or disabilities the opportunity to see the world, took 50 children on a unique flight path around the centre of New Zealand today.

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight, Registration ZK-NZE and flown by Chief Pilot Captain David Morgan, traced a Kiwi after it departed from Christchurch this morning towards the West Coast of New Zealand, looping around Taranaki then taking a few turns before landing back in Christchurch.

An Air New Zealand 787 just took 50 kids with disabilities or terminal illnesses on the flight of their lives and drew a giant Kiwi in the process as part of this year’s Koru Care flight. https://t.co/Ft3eSkGJS3 #NZHERO pic.twitter.com/rVUaAFkbhS

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) May 15, 2021

Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran, who travelled on today’s flight NZ4376 (NZHERO), said that it is uplifting to offer a special charter flight for kids who aren’t usually able to travel offshore, due to medical conditions or family situations.

Flight NZ4376 (NZHERO) has departed with 50 Koru Care kids onboard and are due to fly in an epic flight pattern ✈️ Can you guess what shape we’ll be flying? https://t.co/lQAbJwfPk6

— Air New Zealand✈️ (@FlyAirNZ) May 15, 2021

Air New Zealand performed a special flight with 50 Koru Care kids onboard in a 2 hour and 41-minute flight over New Zealand. ✈️🇳🇿

During a two-hour flight, the Boeing 787 drew a giant Kiwi over New Zealand skies. ✈️#NZ4376 flight data: https://t.co/zmjaveLRfM pic.twitter.com/5P8kcs0LfP

— RadarBox (@RadarBox24) May 15, 2021

“Today’s flight is a real heart warmer. Some of these children have never been on a plane before, so we wanted them to experience the excitement of flying and our teams have pulled out all the stops to make today a magical experience for our Little Heroes.”

Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran

The charity was originally started by a team of volunteers from Air New Zealand. It now has four branches around New Zealand with each one independent and run by teams of dedicated volunteers.