Seats to Suit on AKLPPT / AKLHNL Nonstop Services- What's next
May 9, 2012, 7:27 am
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Air New Zealand is pleased to announce an upgauge to a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft year round on its non-stop trans-Tasman alliance service between Auckland and Perth, boosting capacity on the busy route by 20% in the upcoming financial year.
The introduction of the 777-200ER on Auckland-Perth adds an additional 70 seats on each flight and introduces lie-flat Business Premier beds and Premium Economy to the route.
The 304-seat aircraft will begin operating the 7-8 hour flight from 3 September, replacing the 234-seat Boeing 767
The introduction of the 777-200ER on Auckland-Perth adds an additional 70 seats on each flight and introduces lie-flat Business Premier beds and Premium Economy to the route.
The 304-seat aircraft will begin operating the 7-8 hour flight from 3 September, replacing the 234-seat Boeing 767
May 10, 2012, 6:46 am
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May 10, 2012, 9:45 am
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Please don't tell me this means NRT-AKL is getting downgraded to a 767 from September to free up the aircraft. Every time I book this route that happens. Have had 4 bookings on this route and never flown it once due to aircraft swaps!
May 10, 2012, 12:16 pm
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Now someone correct me if I am wrong however a few years back I recall when BA were playing around with their domestic services and tried to remove food from such services. However LHR rules state that only full service airlines can opperate from heathrow and even though the rest of ba now defunt domestic service was foodless or paid for, flights from lhr remained full service, even though it was just a sandwich. Hence S2S could not work on LHR routes as customers must be served a meal.. like I said, someone correct me if I am wrong...
May 10, 2012, 1:45 pm
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Just checked some dates in June and 767 is operating AKL-NRT....
Hope not as of September it will change, but wondering form where they are taking the 777 for ther PER route?
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May 10, 2012, 2:37 pm
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Now someone correct me if I am wrong however a few years back I recall when BA were playing around with their domestic services and tried to remove food from such services. However LHR rules state that only full service airlines can opperate from heathrow and even though the rest of ba now defunt domestic service was foodless or paid for, flights from lhr remained full service, even though it was just a sandwich. Hence S2S could not work on LHR routes as customers must be served a meal.. like I said, someone correct me if I am wrong...
May 10, 2012, 6:17 pm
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The lag between when things are known public and when things come through in the reservations system can be highly beneficial. Obviously it is not a long lag. Enjoy your 777 flight.
May 10, 2012, 6:18 pm
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May 10, 2012, 10:53 pm
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So, correct me if I'm wrong. I've flown plenty of airlines that charge for food onboard for domestic flights (all the US airlines, Air Canada, Virgin Australia, etc). However, all of these provide free meals on long-haul flights. When I flew Virgin Australia just recently to LAX, all the food and alcohol were free in economy.
Is Air NZ dipping below this? Are they really going to charge people for food on long-haul international flights? What other airlines do this? (I'm not talking trans-tasman flights; I'm talking real long-haul.)
I started flying Air NZ in 2009 and wow, how far they have plummeted in a few short years!
Is Air NZ dipping below this? Are they really going to charge people for food on long-haul international flights? What other airlines do this? (I'm not talking trans-tasman flights; I'm talking real long-haul.)
I started flying Air NZ in 2009 and wow, how far they have plummeted in a few short years!
May 10, 2012, 11:44 pm
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So, correct me if I'm wrong. I've flown plenty of airlines that charge for food onboard for domestic flights (all the US airlines, Air Canada, Virgin Australia, etc). However, all of these provide free meals on long-haul flights. When I flew Virgin Australia just recently to LAX, all the food and alcohol were free in economy.
Is Air NZ dipping below this? Are they really going to charge people for food on long-haul international flights? What other airlines do this? (I'm not talking trans-tasman flights; I'm talking real long-haul.)
I started flying Air NZ in 2009 and wow, how far they have plummeted in a few short years!
Is Air NZ dipping below this? Are they really going to charge people for food on long-haul international flights? What other airlines do this? (I'm not talking trans-tasman flights; I'm talking real long-haul.)
I started flying Air NZ in 2009 and wow, how far they have plummeted in a few short years!
May 11, 2012, 4:37 am
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I know what you are saying. When I look at Scoot's fares I see they copied exactly NZ's fare structure but they are a by definition low cost carrier. With NZ they are trying to be both. I think they can do whatever with their monopoly routes but when it comes to routes with direct competition, they would be really digging their grave if they move them to S2S.
I bet those "Seat" only fares are just flying out the door with the army of backpackers going to Bora Bora!
I'm pretty upbeat about these changes. I think that Air NZ will end up quietly reversing them, just like Pacific Express and Nothing To Hide.
Gimmicks are just that. They wear off after a while. Unfortunately, sometimes by that time the HVCs are already nowhere to be seen.