can access greater status and perks.
I'm already annoyed that I can't pay to fly Business Class on numerous routes where I have been for years, and that my long-haul experience is ruined because the Tasman legs in and out of OOL are going to be crap.
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Its kind of sad that someone is unable to spend 3hours in Economy, in fact alot of us when traveling for work on shorthaul we have to fly Economy. Its not the end of the world get over it, fly another airline. At the end of the day most of the market does not have a endless supply of money.
AKL-OOL target maket is the average kiwi family going on a short hoilday in the Gold Coast. They are likely to have young kids & a family income of around $80,000.