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Old Jan 6, 2015, 1:17 pm
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sbiddle
 
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Originally Posted by evanaggie
Interesting. Do they do this when the load is less than a 773 requires or is this because of an equipment issue? I ask because wouldn't a full 773 have to bump a bunch of people to fit in a 772?
A little bit of both. When Air NZ changed this route from the 744 they had to launch twice daily services on some days to have the same number of seats on the route.

Air NZ don't substitute or bump people, the schedules are fixed.
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