nzkarit

Most of the taxes are set in legislation, so not easy to change change.

Airports may change their per flight fees. HKG did this with the protests

ps107

EK numbers to/from AKL appear to be high as ever

JANZFlyer

many airlines doing stuff to help promote travel. QF site crashed due to some many FFs
booking. Hope NZ will do the same?!! But doubt it

oranjemakker

AirNZ aiming at the masses with media blitz around $9 fares. Not sure how this works for helping the bottom line. Would be better to do something targeted at Elites, like double S/C would surely be a more profitable endeavour for them (and for us!)?

jeffrocowboy

publicity stunt - and IT infrastructure that can't cope with the demand - so a bad publicity stunt from my perspective

Rebound

EK fllights a few weeks ago was chocka - it is my preferred routing to Europe now.

oranjemakker

Well I guess if you are concerned about the coronavirus Middle east might not be the best place right now with the Iran outbreak on which there seems to be very little reliable information

oranjemakker

So it seems that the second case flew back from Singapore on NZ to Auckland on 25 Feb and took some domestic flights last few days

oranjemakker

I guess the related question to this news is should AirNZ cabin crew now take further precautions like wearing masks on planes, and will this make any of you think differently about even domestic travel? Personally I think i will wear a mask for domestic travel (and before you all say it doesnt work, it stops you from touching your face which is a very good thing, and if masks are commonly worn then someone who is sick but might not realise is less likely to spread it)

nzkarit

If you are not use to wearing a mask it will make you touch more your face more, as it is a irritate. This comes from talking to people who wear masks on a daily basis & works with infectious stuff and needs to train new staff.

nomiiiii

Starting yesterday, flights from Auckland to Samoa have an added restriction of showing a medical clearance certificate before being given a boarding pass. The medical certificate must have been issued within 3 days before the flight.

Obviously this is a huge burden for travellers and I'm sure many people will be caught offguard by this requirement, or simply would not have been able to get a doctors appointment and have all the tests done to get a medical certificate on such short notice.

In light of this, is Air Newzealand actually enforcing this rule for their flights to Samoa and denying boarding to tons of people? Or is everyone actually able to get a medical certificate issued within the last 3 days? Or is Air Newzealand being lax about checking the medical certificate

I'd love to hear first-hand reports on the impact of this new restriction of medical certificate and its enforcement since I'm planning on travelling to Samoa soon and this whole medical requirement seems like a nightmare to get logistically (not to mention, going to a hospital risks exposure to viruses and tying up medical resources just to get a certificate seems ill-advised)

sbiddle

I'll just add a huge +1 to this. I often wear a mask for work and they're the most annoying thing ever to wear for long periods of time for this very reason and I find myself touching my face a lot. If people are paranoid enough to wear a mask in an attempt not to become ill then goggles as well are essential.

oranjemakker

In any case its probably a moot point since masks are impossible to get anywhere!!!!

curioustill

I was originally planning to take some domestic flights to Wellington and/or Nelson this week, but did not book them as I was afraid of air travel during this coronavirus outbreak. Looks like I may have had actual reason to be anxious, given that this 2nd confirmed case took domestic flights in NZ...

nzkarit

The research shows is only the row person and two Infront and three behind (or something along those lines).
So even if on a plane with someone with Covid-19 the risk is low. ~20% of seats on a A320 would be at risk of there was a person on the plane who was infectious. Then factor in ~99% of flights don't have a contagious person. The probability is low.