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DavidNZ
Jun 10, 03, 5:55 am
Seeing as airnzboy slammed mad_atta for not posting trip reports (and it was a doozy of a slam, mate! On ya!), thought I would post my own trip report from a recent DUD-AKL-LAX-YUL return trip.

Actually, stuff the whole trip report thing, what I really wanna talk about are the apparently low loadings on the trans-Pacific flights, or least my perception of low loadings.

On the return leg from LAX (NZ5, 31 May), I had three seats to myself along (24H,I,J). One seat empty ahead of me, one seat empty behind me. Wandered to the back during the flight, and entire rows were taken up with horizontal pax. Wife was on the same flight the day before, and she saw the same thing. Anyone experienced the same?

FAs quite attentive throughout the flights on NZ (as usual). Glitches in the video systems were causing a bit of a panic, but they got it sussed in good time.

We're due for the same routing at Xmas, and I'm tired of Y on those trans-Pacific flights. It's the best Y going across the pacific, bar none, but I'm this close to purchasing C for the both of us and seeing what it's like.

David


mad_atta
Jun 10, 03, 6:17 am
Come now, if I have to do one, you should too! Quick, airnzboy, discipline him!

number_6
Jun 10, 03, 6:55 am
I recently flew trans-pacific on QF and CX. QF has oversold (every seat on the 744 full!) while CX was under 50% load (this was after the SARS advisory for HKG was lifted). I was told that many of the SYD-LAX flights on Qantas are running at 100% -- and this is the off season! Explanation being SYD-SIN-LHR travel has been rerouted SYD-LAX-LHR or even SYD-LAX-JFK-LHR by lots of people nervous about transiting SIN. A shame that NZ is not benefiting from this huge load on QF.


Koru Flyer
Jun 10, 03, 9:46 am
Blame that on almost 0% advertising in Australia that you can fly to LHR via AKL and LAX.

Shame that NZ almost all of NZ's advertising seems to focus on taking people to NZ and back. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

Mark

SkiAdcock
Jun 12, 03, 4:06 pm
I promise to do a trip report when I visit in January! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

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Sharon

Wongo
Jun 12, 03, 5:37 pm
I might do a report on my J upgrade from WLG-AKL-HKG thank god for airpoints! Photo of food with my old digi cam... hmmm not Photons, gee http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif
(edited to correct spelling error)

[This message has been edited by Wongo (edited 06-16-2003).]

FlyMan
Jun 12, 03, 6:22 pm
I meant (am still) to post a report from my Apr-May trip. I just have to find a time - excuse, excuse... I even got F-class menu from the plane so that I could include in my report.



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