Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
Yes - but looking at it, a large number of flights are with small aeroplanes
wed : 2x320 + 1x777 + 1 x787
thu : 3 x 320 + 2x787
fri : 3 x 320 + 1x777 + 2x787
sat : 1 x 320 + 1x777 + 1x787
sun : 2 x 320 + 1x777 + 2x787
mon : 1x320 + 2x777
tue : 2x320 +2x789
14 services a week operated by 320s, 6 by 777s and 8 by 787s
QF has a higher number of flights a day to NZ all offering a business class cabin - just not such a good one
wed QF : 5 services vs 4 NZ
thu QF : 5 services vs 5 NZ
fri QF : 6 services vs 6 NZ
sat QF : 5 services vs 3 NZ
sun QF : 6 services vs 5 NZ
mon QF : 5 services vs 3 NZ
tue QF : 5 services vs 4 NZ
When booking business class based on schedule, with 37 services vs 14 , QF has an advantage over NZ
Before the introduction of the A332 NZ offers 264 additional premium class seats over Qantas. What matters is they cover the morning / afternoon peaks with 3 Class aircraft, then 1 class aircraft in the off-peak. There would be very little business demand for an midday AKL-SYD.
NZ Weekly J/PE Seats - 708
QF Weekly J Seats - 444
It also relates back to most New Zealand business will not allow you to fly AKL-SYD in J, most have an cheapest Y fare policy for short-trips.
NZ also has the advantage for being able to offer PE, which to be honest the hard product is just about the same as QF's 738s J. If your already got lounge access its pretty much the same for half the price.