Qantas domestic NZ goodbye do 9 May, and bonus mini-do 9 June

**Kiwi Flyer** · Feb 17, 09, 9:25 pm

As posted on QF forum, Qantas is pulling out of NZ domestic flights and will be replaced by jetstar (low cost subsidiary) from 10 June 2009.

Saturday 9 May

0700 0715 AKL dom lounge
0730 0830 AKL-WLG QF2705 734
0830 1145 WLG dom lounge
1200 1300 WLG-AKL QF2714 734
1300 1515 AKL dom lounge
1530 1650 AKL-CHC QF2769 ~~734~~ late switch to 733
1650 1715 CHC dom lounge
1730 1850 CHC-AKL QF2774 ~~734~~ late switch to 733

Dinner and drinks at Galbraith's (from about 2000).

Sunday 10 May

activities tbc

Attendees

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Confirmed
Kiwi Flyer
Wijomas
serfty
AKLDUBFlyer
Thai-Kiwi (excl AKLWLG)
jswong (excl AKLWLG)
Ntddevsys (non-flying, WLG)
BlackClould (WLGAKL bit)
Bundy Bear (excl AKLWLGAKL)
tuapekastar

Maybe
BizziBB
squeakr + 1 (non-flying, AKL)

Out
anat0l
Infoworks
Itsalongwaydown
JohnK

Tuesday 9 June

A 1540 1640 WLG-AKL QF2722
B 1800 1900 AKL-WLG QF2723 733
C 1930 2030 WLG-AKL QF2728 733

Attendees

Confirmed
A 3
B 7
C 6

-B- BlackCloud
-BC Kiwi Flyer
-BC Wijomas
AB- djsteve
AB- Thai-Kiwi
--C saabflyer
-BC kangela
--C Itsalongwaydown
--C Sue Oz
AB- WLG Base

Maybe

Out

updated to post #245

serfty · Feb 17, 09, 9:31 pm

I'm Flounging before flying in the night before on QF133 (departs MEL 19:30) and will be off again Sunday PM on QF114.

Staying at Mercure Windsor in Downtown Auckland (Queen st).

Bundy Bear · Feb 17, 09, 9:37 pm

Hmm; considered.

NZ over EK A380 back.

Have relatives to catch up so I had better make some inquiries, they replied and said no worries.

AKLDUBFlyer · Feb 17, 09, 9:45 pm

Definite on the CHC run and dinner. Need to check with family on the am WLG run. It will be good to finally meet all of you

anat0l · Feb 17, 09, 10:18 pm

Tough decision to make. That would make 3 flying commitments in May for me (this do, OzFest and AKL-SIN run), plus having to go to NZ twice!

But it is very tempting - it's not often that one flies with so many other people that you know.

Thai-Kiwi · Feb 18, 09, 2:25 am

Oh dear, too tempting.

I'm booked:

Quote:

Saturday 9 May

0830 1145 WLG dom lounge
1200 1300 WLG-AKL QF2714 734
1300 1515 AKL dom lounge
1530 1650 AKL-CHC QF2769 734
1650 1715 CHC dom lounge
1730 1850 CHC-AKL QF2774 734

Plus the usual dinner and drinks in Auckland in the evening.

Sunday 10 May

1200 1300 AKL-WLG NZ429

Regrettably, need to make a noon departure to ensure I see the family over the weekend at some stage! Grateful for any thoughts on accommodation options....

And I forgot that I can't make a seat allocation until 24hrs before (?). I hope my lowly QC Bronze status means that I'm not seated too far down the back of the bus....

Cheers, TK

serfty · Feb 18, 09, 5:24 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thai-Kiwi

... I hope my lowly QC Bronze status means that I'm not seated too far down the back of the bus. ...

Wot! Wif al hus plahts onna flieght?

Yah got no 'ope ...

Maybe you can TCP; if you PM your flight details to someone yous can see what coud happens ..

jswong · Feb 19, 09, 1:59 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thai-Kiwi

Oh dear, too tempting.

I'm booked:

Indeed as am I (and on exactly the same flights)

Had to negotiate someone to cover me at work (so should be ok but not 100%)

If folk are keen to come into town at WLG we could do brunch. Alternatively, depending on how many people, I could provide brunch at my place

Jeff

JohnK · Feb 19, 09, 7:51 pm

Sounds tempting.

Put me down as a maybe but I think the cost is going to be a stumbling block....

serfty · Feb 19, 09, 8:19 pm

Note that if any Oz residents are thinking of doing with with a QF award from the east coast, it costs just as many points to travel between SYD/MEL/BNE via AKL to WLG or from CHC on the flights in question (18K) as it does to go simply to AKL.

e.g. MEL-AKL-WLG, CHC-AKL-MEL.

You can then book WLG-AKL and AKL-CHC separately (note the specific AKL-CHC flight has no X availability)

ntddevsys · Feb 20, 09, 4:58 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by jswong

If folk are keen to come into town at WLG we could do brunch. Alternatively, depending on how many people, I could provide brunch at my place

Jeff

While I can't spare a whole day to fly around the country aimlessly I've put into my diary to greet QF2705 and see off QF2714 if you know what I mean..