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Old Sep 9, 2010, 6:46 pm
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ACCC not too happy
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/4116...-merger-denied
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Old Sep 9, 2010, 7:06 pm
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Originally Posted by wayoutwest
So Air NZ dumbed down their product for nothing
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Old Sep 9, 2010, 7:24 pm
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Originally Posted by wayoutwest
Bloody hell! Why is it so hard to earn some Airpoints in Australia domestically?
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Old Sep 9, 2010, 10:26 pm
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Let's see if Pacific Blue still goes ahead with introducing Business Class on their Trans-Tasman flights!!!
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Old Sep 10, 2010, 5:50 am
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Originally Posted by WLG Base
Let's see if Pacific Blue still goes ahead with introducing Business Class on their Trans-Tasman flights!!!
I wouldn't say it would go ahead, I'd more say it will be bye bye pacific blue!
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Old Sep 10, 2010, 1:23 pm
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Originally Posted by cavemanzk
I wouldn't say it would go ahead, I'd more say it will be bye bye pacific blue!

Does anyone know what proportion of Pacific Blue capacity is dedicated to the Tasman ? I wonder what would happen if DJ decided to absorb most of the Pac Blue aircraft into their Aussie domestic network leaving just a few aircraft for the Australia-Bali/Pacific island routes .

I suspect that the ACCC decision may end up reducing competition whether they like it or not if they end up inadvertently forcing DJ off the Tasman. I guess it depends how badly DJ want a tie up with NZ versus how much they want their own metal on the Tasman routes
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Old Sep 17, 2010, 12:23 am
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OT: World's smallest airline seat unveiled
hope NZ doesnt catch wind of this....it looks like a toddlers high chair

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/intern...-seat-unveiled
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Old Sep 17, 2010, 12:37 am
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Originally Posted by brenrox
hope NZ doesnt catch wind of this....it looks like a toddlers high chair

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/intern...-seat-unveiled
Hmm. Could be marketed as Seat minus. A great addition to the choices available I'd say.
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Old Sep 17, 2010, 5:57 am
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Originally Posted by brenrox
hope NZ doesnt catch wind of this....it looks like a toddlers high chair

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/intern...-seat-unveiled

Blimey. What will they think of next. I'm speechless !!!
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Old Sep 17, 2010, 8:51 am
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I can just picture landing in Wellington into a good northerly...
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Old Sep 20, 2010, 2:04 pm
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Airbridge clips wing of Air NZ plane
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4147...f-Air-NZ-plane.

The heavy snowfall in Southland has caused problems at Invercargill Airport where an airbridge clipped the wing of an Air New Zealand plane.

The incident happened yesterday morning when snow was thick on the ground, Air New Zealand spokesperson Marie Hosking said.
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Old Sep 20, 2010, 2:27 pm
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ATR doesn't use an airbridge, and I don't think IVC has any. I guess they mean the stairs.
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Old Sep 20, 2010, 3:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
ATR doesn't use an airbridge, and I don't think IVC has any. I guess they mean the stairs.
No they showed an airbridge on the news this morning.
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Old Sep 20, 2010, 3:48 pm
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Well HLZ used to use an airbridge for the ATR when they had that before the last rebuild.
I agree even when IVC had the airbridge, which was still removed when I was there 6 months ago, I never saw the it being used for the ATR.
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Old Sep 20, 2010, 3:57 pm
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Every time I've diverted there in 737 (due to ZQN weather) we've used stairs.
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