JQ to expand NZ services.
Sep 5, 2015, 9:10 pm
#46
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: New Zealand
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As much as I usually hate people saying this...I'm reasonable close with some of the decision makers on this.
As I understand it the decisions were very much made on feeding traffic to QF/JQ international services. In addition, New Plymouth and Napier make a lot of sense in terms of geography and regional population. Palmerston North has a large number of students (Massey University) while Nelson (along with arguably the first two) have significant tourism numbers/marketing potential.
As I understand it the Wellington-Nelson route was not an intended outcome when the process began, but came as a result of intense lobbying (and presumably a sweetheart deal) from Wellington Airport.
As I understand it the decisions were very much made on feeding traffic to QF/JQ international services. In addition, New Plymouth and Napier make a lot of sense in terms of geography and regional population. Palmerston North has a large number of students (Massey University) while Nelson (along with arguably the first two) have significant tourism numbers/marketing potential.
As I understand it the Wellington-Nelson route was not an intended outcome when the process began, but came as a result of intense lobbying (and presumably a sweetheart deal) from Wellington Airport.
Nov 22, 2015, 9:18 pm
#47
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
Posts: 6,414
With Jetstar Regional starting up next week, everything seems to have gone very quiet on the Regional Front?
Are the Q300s back in NZ yet? haven't seen them around recently.
Also I wonder how they have gone with terminal access at AKL,NSN,NPE? AKL,NSN are pretty tight already.
Are the Q300s back in NZ yet? haven't seen them around recently.
Also I wonder how they have gone with terminal access at AKL,NSN,NPE? AKL,NSN are pretty tight already.
Nov 29, 2015, 8:10 pm
#49
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
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Gate 57 is right next to SkyCare, unless they have made an hard stand in-between SkyCare and the fire depot?
Did notice earlier this week there was the Q300 parked up at Airwork
Nov 30, 2015, 11:07 am
#50
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: NZ Koru
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Looks like they are off to an pretty small start to there first day, looks like someone likes there sleep ins 
AKL-NPE JQ355 1435/1535
AKL-NPE JQ357 1655/1755
NPE-AKL JQ350 0900/1000
NPE-AKL JQ356 1605/1705
AKL-NSN JQ371 1145/1310
AKL-NSN JQ377 1750/1905
NSN-AKL JQ372 1455/1620
AKL-NPE JQ355 1435/1535
AKL-NPE JQ357 1655/1755
NPE-AKL JQ350 0900/1000
NPE-AKL JQ356 1605/1705
AKL-NSN JQ371 1145/1310
AKL-NSN JQ377 1750/1905
NSN-AKL JQ372 1455/1620