Watch: Inside the new look Air New Zealand 787 Dreamliner

Monday, 5 May 2025

Stuff's travel reporter Emma Stanford is taking a tour of a retrofitted Deamliner with a whole new look.

Air New Zealand’s first retrofitted Dreamliner is back on the ground with whole new look.

Stuff Travel senior journalist Emma Stanford had the chance to go on board and look inside at the fit-out.

There are new Business Premier Luxe seats and redesigned Business Premier, premium economy, and economy cabins, new carpet, curtains, wallpaper, amenity holders in the lavatories, new in-flight entertainment system and a Sky Pantry installed in the economy cabin.

Premium economy cabin on Air New Zealand's retrofitted Boeing 787-9 aircraft.

The help-yourself free snack station for economy and premium economy passengers will have an array of snacks, fruit, non-alcoholic drinks and water available for travellers to take at their leisure.

The much-anticipated Skynest, bunk beds in the sky, will not be on these aircraft, but instead be on the aircraft the airline has on order from Boeing, due to be delivered in early 2026.