Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand.Based in Auckland, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 25 domestic and 26 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. The airline has been a member of the Star Alliance since 1999.Air New Zealand's route network focuses on Australasia and the South Pacific, with long-haul services to East Asia, North America and the United Kingdom. It was the last airline to circumnavigate the world because of its flagship NZ1/2 (Heathrow ¨C Los Angeles ¨C Auckland) and NZ39/38 (Auckland ¨C Hong Kong ¨C Heathrow) flights, the latter of which ended in March 2013 when Air New Zealand stopped Hong Kong ¨C London flights, in favour of a code sharing deal with Cathay Pacific.The airline's main hub is Auckland Airport, located near Mangere in the southern part of the Auckland urban area.Air New Zealand is headquartered in a building called "The Hub", located 20 km (12 mi) away from Auckland Airport, in the Western Reclamation, in central Auckland.