Originally Posted by CHCflyer

If NZ were to fly to LHR (a quarter of a million passenger market from NZ - add another 30,000 for LGW passengers), then they automatically access the Star network from LHR. So they would offer a two-stop option to most of Germany, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland. FRA is about a fifth the size of London. Manchester is the same size as Amsterdam. This would be for the die-hard NZ loyalists, but many would like the chance to use Air NZ 90% of the way to their European destination. I have used NZ1/2 to LHR a month before it was cut. It was a long, dreary flight with a miserable LAX transit stop. I had seen all of the films and listened to all the music I liked. But if NZ is serious about re-entering the UK market then top up traffic will certainly be offered to other European ports.