Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to make first Air New Zealand flight from Perth to Auckland

WA passengers will be the world's first to try the Boeing 787-9, with Air NZ to fly the larger jet on the Perth-Auckland route.

WESTERN Australian travellers will be the first in the world to travel on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner when Air New Zealand launches the new aircraft's first scheduled route between Auckland and Perth next year.

The New Zealand carrier is the launch customer for the 787-9 and plans to use the aircraft on flights between the Western Australian capital and Auckland from October 15.

Air New Zealand said the Dreamliner will accommodate 302 passengers in a Business, Premium Economy and Economy class configuration.

The aircraft is a larger version of the original Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which first entered service in 2011.

Western Australia's Acting Tourism Minister John Day said the announcement was great news for the state's tourism industry.

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