Direct Auckland to Invercargill announced.
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I had recollections of it being a non stop 737 service in the '90s so dug out some of my old timetables to look.
I can't find my earlier ones but looking at the 1995 and 1996 timetables there were 2 x daily 737 services NZ416 and NZ530 with NZ416 stopping at WLG on the way and NZ530 stopping at CHC.
I can't find my earlier ones but looking at the 1995 and 1996 timetables there were 2 x daily 737 services NZ416 and NZ530 with NZ416 stopping at WLG on the way and NZ530 stopping at CHC.
Thanks Sbiddle, remember those timetables well, and we had the big IAG guides at work as well which we used for planning our marketing trips and freight options to overseas customers. Then the freight forwarders got more switched on dealing with fresh and live product, and along came the internet!
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Great news!
I wonder though: Is there a particular reason NZ isn't using the ATR72 for this new route?
1. The ATR72 has the range to operate the flight.
2. It wouldn't require IVC to add security screening checkpoints
3. Filling a 68 seater is much easier than filling a 320 with 150+ seats, and the economic feasibility would likely be guaranteed
I wonder though: Is there a particular reason NZ isn't using the ATR72 for this new route?
1. The ATR72 has the range to operate the flight.
2. It wouldn't require IVC to add security screening checkpoints
3. Filling a 68 seater is much easier than filling a 320 with 150+ seats, and the economic feasibility would likely be guaranteed
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Great news!
I wonder though: Is there a particular reason NZ isn't using the ATR72 for this new route?
1. The ATR72 has the range to operate the flight.
2. It wouldn't require IVC to add security screening checkpoints
3. Filling a 68 seater is much easier than filling a 320 with 150+ seats, and the economic feasibility would likely be guaranteed
I wonder though: Is there a particular reason NZ isn't using the ATR72 for this new route?
1. The ATR72 has the range to operate the flight.
2. It wouldn't require IVC to add security screening checkpoints
3. Filling a 68 seater is much easier than filling a 320 with 150+ seats, and the economic feasibility would likely be guaranteed
1. How long would the ATR flight be would it still be faster to ATR to Dunedin and then A320? May be also if longer ATR flight might also be fuel constraints as needs to make it to IVC then fly to the furthest of two alternative airports and still be above minimum fuel
3. AirNZ would know the number of peak IVC to AKL journeys and feel the A320 is right
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Great news!
I wonder though: Is there a particular reason NZ isn't using the ATR72 for this new route?
1. The ATR72 has the range to operate the flight.
2. It wouldn't require IVC to add security screening checkpoints
3. Filling a 68 seater is much easier than filling a 320 with 150+ seats, and the economic feasibility would likely be guaranteed
I wonder though: Is there a particular reason NZ isn't using the ATR72 for this new route?
1. The ATR72 has the range to operate the flight.
2. It wouldn't require IVC to add security screening checkpoints
3. Filling a 68 seater is much easier than filling a 320 with 150+ seats, and the economic feasibility would likely be guaranteed
Demand warrants a A320. They will have no problems filling those seats. Plus it looks like the times are very business friendly. And I mean who would want to fly IVC-AKL on a ATR. And also they are a bit short of ATRs at the moment. ZK-MCB was retired, but they have dragged it back into service over the holiday period. It's been stripped of its livery and decals.
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The service didn't go on sale until this morning, so any price offered during last week's sale was via Christchurch or Wellington.
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IVC/DUD ? That would be an incredibly short flight. 15 mins actual flying ? Aircraft wouldn't gain much altitude before it had to descend
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.... and it was a jet service, and the flight attendants used to manage to serve a cup of tea as well, with food served also on the DUD-CHC leg.
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So just being curious: Assuming that pax will need to clear security before flying IVC-AKL, does anyone know how this be will handled?
Another remodeling of the airport after only 2-3 years? "Mobile" security checkpoints for the once daily flight?
Another remodeling of the airport after only 2-3 years? "Mobile" security checkpoints for the once daily flight?