174Interpretation in this Part

1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

   capacity, in relation to a scheduled international air service, means the service provided on a route or routes with reference to 1 or more of the following:

   1. number of aircraft:
   2. types of aircraft:
   3. number of seats:
   4. volume or weight of cargo:
   5. any other differential basis

   class 1 non-scheduled commercial international flight means a non-scheduled commercial international flight (or a series of flights) where the flight routing or frequency requires or would require the operator to hold a certificate under the rules

   class 2 non-scheduled commercial international flight means a non-scheduled commercial international flight (or a series of flights) where the flight routing or frequency does not require or would not require the operator to hold a certificate under the rules

   foreign international airline means an air transport enterprise of a country or territory other than New Zealand that—

   1. is offering or operating a scheduled international air service; or
   2. intends to offer or operate a scheduled international air service

   licensee means the holder for the time being of a licence issued under this Part

   licensing authority, in relation to scheduled international air service licences, means the Minister or the Secretary, as determined under section 178

   New Zealand international airline means an air transport enterprise that—

   1. is designated, or seeking to be designated, as an airline that is entitled to offer air transport services as a New Zealand airline under an air services agreement (or similar arrangement) between New Zealand and any other country or territory; or
   2. has its principal place of business in New Zealand and is operating, or seeking to operate, a scheduled international air service under the single aviation market arrangements set out in the air services agreement in force between New Zealand and Australia

   non-scheduled commercial international flight means a flight (or a series of flights) that—

   1. is offered otherwise than under an international air services licence; and
   2. is engaged in the carriage of passengers, cargo, or mail for remuneration or hire between New Zealand and 1 or more points in any other country or territory

   restricted scheduled international air service means a scheduled international air service that is subject to any restriction in relation to capacity or route of flights that is stipulated in an air services agreement (or similar arrangement) between New Zealand and any other country or territory

   scheduled international air service,—

   1. if a particular series of flights has been determined under section 175 to be a scheduled international air service, includes that series of flights; and
   2. in relation to a New Zealand international airline, includes a seventh freedom service

   seventh freedom service means a series of flights between 1 or more points in 1 country or territory other than New Zealand and 1 or more points in another country or territory other than New Zealand, if—

   1. the airline is designated by New Zealand as a seventh freedom service under the air services agreement (or similar arrangement) between New Zealand and each country or territory in which the service is being performed; and
   2. the service is performed according to the traffic rights allocated to the airline under those agreements (or arrangements); and
   3. the service is a scheduled service.