Air New Zealand Introducing New Domestic Fare Structure
Oct 18, 2009, 11:46 pm
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I'm still working through the new fares, but it appears the cheapest standard fare is not lower than they used to be for all domestic routes. On some routes they are higher, and on other routes they are unchanged. Once I've looked at them all I'll post a summary.
Oct 18, 2009, 11:51 pm
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Oct 19, 2009, 12:10 am
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Oct 19, 2009, 12:41 am
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AKL-IVC from $140 to $125
AKL-ROT from $84 to $69
AKL-TRG, WRE from $73 to $69
AKL-WAG from $90 to $89
AKL-TUO from $73 to $79
AKL-NPE, PMR from $84 to $79
AKL-HLZ from $84 to $85
AKL-NSN is now $89, I'm sure that was higher
Not hugely significant price changes really.
Oct 19, 2009, 1:13 am
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Slight panic at work, our Corporate Travel Agent is not able to access the Smart Saver fares - and our policy is that we can only book flights through them.
Seems like we will have to be Flexi travellers at least for the interim - I dont mind earning extra status points and A$ ^ - slight problem is that my work travel has dried up of late
Seems like we will have to be Flexi travellers at least for the interim - I dont mind earning extra status points and A$ ^ - slight problem is that my work travel has dried up of late
a temporary way to get round was quickly announced - we can use our work credit card to book flights ourselves if under $100
our workplace HQ is in a provincial city so much of our flights we do not have the option (thank god) to fly on those other airlines - altho on main trunk we are supposed to take the cheapest flights regardless of airline
Oct 19, 2009, 1:18 am
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a temporary way to get round was quickly announced - we can use our work credit card to book flights ourselves if under $100
our workplace HQ is in a provincial city so much of our flights we do not have the option (thank god) to fly on those other airlines - altho on main trunk we are supposed to take the cheapest flights regardless of airline
our workplace HQ is in a provincial city so much of our flights we do not have the option (thank god) to fly on those other airlines - altho on main trunk we are supposed to take the cheapest flights regardless of airline
Oct 19, 2009, 1:20 am
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Some of the ones I've noticed:
AKL-IVC from $140 to $125
AKL-ROT from $84 to $69
AKL-TRG, WRE from $73 to $69
AKL-WAG from $90 to $89
AKL-TUO from $73 to $79
AKL-NPE, PMR from $84 to $79
AKL-HLZ from $84 to $85
AKL-NSN is now $89, I'm sure that was higher
Not hugely significant price changes really.
AKL-IVC from $140 to $125
AKL-ROT from $84 to $69
AKL-TRG, WRE from $73 to $69
AKL-WAG from $90 to $89
AKL-TUO from $73 to $79
AKL-NPE, PMR from $84 to $79
AKL-HLZ from $84 to $85
AKL-NSN is now $89, I'm sure that was higher
Not hugely significant price changes really.
main city to main city - unchanged
secondary city to/from main city - small reduction
secondary provincial to/from main city - small increase or unchanged
secondary city to/from secondary provincial - all over the place
As expected they are targetting the routes most vulnerable to possible expansion by DJ.
Oct 19, 2009, 3:06 pm
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Oct 19, 2009, 6:39 pm
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Sorry I've been tied up. I hope to soon post a summary of the changes to the lowest fares, but CHC & DUD feature prominently in the routes with decreases. There are also decreases on many (but not all) Q300 routes.
There is at least one fare error (looks obviously wrong for the route, but no it is not as good as $1 and it is also a fairly obscure route).
There is at least one fare error (looks obviously wrong for the route, but no it is not as good as $1 and it is also a fairly obscure route).
Oct 19, 2009, 7:39 pm
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Oct 19, 2009, 11:55 pm
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Summary of the routes with larger decreases in the lowest smart saver fare
30+% decrease
20+% decrease (includes 30+% decreases)
10+% decrease (includes 20+% decreases)
Summary of the routes with increases in the lowest smart saver fare
increases
30+% decrease
20+% decrease (includes 30+% decreases)
10+% decrease (includes 20+% decreases)
Summary of the routes with increases in the lowest smart saver fare
increases
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