A320 trans-Tasman front seats post works-deluxe
Mar 18, 2024, 4:12 pm
#16
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I have never paid for anything extra on QF (QF Plat). Also, hold times are almost always minimal, at worst 15 mins. They seem to genuinely prioritise elites
Mar 18, 2024, 5:32 pm
#19
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Except the issue doesn't affect TT planes does it? This much be quite an important segment for them, I cant imagine they would want to lose traffic there
Mar 18, 2024, 6:34 pm
#20
Join Date: Jan 2016
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Not to be confused with the Rolls issue affecting the 787s.
And the Rolls issue means less 787s to do a day return to Aussie and Islands so Neos have to backfill.
Mar 18, 2024, 9:48 pm
#21
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It makes it impossible to go away for the weekend unless you want to come back at 0755 on Sunday or pay for another nights accommodation and miss work on Mon. I have a number of friends who have all booked QF for recent SYD trips.
Mar 19, 2024, 3:13 am
#22
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NZ have lost market share.. And WLG in particular is just terrible. The single WLG/SYD flight is now a 1540 departure from WLG and 0755 departure from SYD.
It makes it impossible to go away for the weekend unless you want to come back at 0755 on Sunday or pay for another nights accommodation and miss work on Mon. I have a number of friends who have all booked QF for recent SYD trips.
It makes it impossible to go away for the weekend unless you want to come back at 0755 on Sunday or pay for another nights accommodation and miss work on Mon. I have a number of friends who have all booked QF for recent SYD trips.
Mar 19, 2024, 2:52 pm
#23
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I could then train back to the airport with enough time to have a bit of dinner and a shower, before hopping on a direct flight home (I want to say it would leave around 7pm?). Back in bed at home by 1am. Bit of a long day but doable.
Now you have to fly back the next morning.
Mar 19, 2024, 3:28 pm
#24
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Sydney, NSW
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Unless I'm missing something, Chch is a bit like that too now. Last few times I've gone to Sydney I haven't seen an option for an evening flight back home. I used to be able to depart 6.30am, arrive about 8am, and take the train all the way out to Penrith where a client had their distribution facility - arriving at the office by 9am, often before they would be there.
I could then train back to the airport with enough time to have a bit of dinner and a shower, before hopping on a direct flight home (I want to say it would leave around 7pm?). Back in bed at home by 1am. Bit of a long day but doable.
Now you have to fly back the next morning.
I could then train back to the airport with enough time to have a bit of dinner and a shower, before hopping on a direct flight home (I want to say it would leave around 7pm?). Back in bed at home by 1am. Bit of a long day but doable.
Now you have to fly back the next morning.
Mar 19, 2024, 5:23 pm
#25
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There are some afternoon flights aren't there? (unless that's changed since I travelled to Sydney last month). But the timings as a whole are poor now for business travel. I would also like to see an evening departure from Chch (after regular work hours) so you can get to Sydney/Melbourne say 8pm, enough time to get to hotel and have a good night's sleep before starting work the next day.
Mar 19, 2024, 5:30 pm
#26
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Mar 19, 2024, 10:23 pm
#27
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There are some afternoon flights aren't there? (unless that's changed since I travelled to Sydney last month). But the timings as a whole are poor now for business travel. I would also like to see an evening departure from Chch (after regular work hours) so you can get to Sydney/Melbourne say 8pm, enough time to get to hotel and have a good night's sleep before starting work the next day.
Mar 20, 2024, 2:11 pm
#28
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NZ has prioritised cancelling domestic trunk services than those across the Tasman. Cancellation rates are very low for Tasman services but the cut in trunk domestic capacity is between 3-5%.
Mar 20, 2024, 2:32 pm
#29
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WLG is running at less than 50% compared with 2019.
Mar 20, 2024, 4:28 pm
#30
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Domestic services are being hampered due to the domestic A321neo fleet being parked up - I think the whole 4 are parked at up present and there has been no more than 1 of these operational at a time over the last 6 months or so as the engines have all been cannibalised to keep the short haul neo fleet operational.