Originally Posted by
Johnnynz
I saw similar issues with a recent US sale, as a result we didn't book and are now looking at other carriers and even other locations so as not to use Air NZ. Domestically I have no choice, internationally where I travel for fun and pay for higher fares I have been using them less and less.
The issue with the lack of availability of trunk add-ons at certain times of the day will affect US flights but the issue I mentioned above with flights to Aussie is very different. With flights to Aussie it's not a lack of $75 domestic trunk flights due to the unavailability of the required booking classes at certain peak times, it's the fact these $75 add-ons simply don't exist at all if you're wanting to fly ex WLG via AKL as an example.
I've discussed both issues pretty extensively with senior people at Air NZ.