Too much business and not enough staff, by the sounds of it. This is where Airlines such as Jet2 need to do below wing in house. Far too many delays last summer, and id imagine this summer will be the same. Greed takes over, handling agents bite off too much, cannot commit to what they already have...
Jump to postI'm surprised nothing ever came from extending the runway safety zones though I think covid got in the way of anything happening there and as the CE says in the presentation, the need has changed since then. Two years away from clarity though. A combination of that, any extension is bloody expensiv...
Jump to postFascinating stuff in here about WLG ...https://infratil.com/for-investors/reports-results-meetings-investor-days/investor-days/2024-march-investor-day/video-coverage-of-the-full-investor-day/ The AirNZ A320/321 problems will be ongoing with ~4 aircraft out for 18 months to 2 years impacting domesti...
Jump to postAir NZ's Chair Dame Therese Walsh is on the PM's business delegation to Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines which kicks off today. I wonder if the trip could spark NZ into thinking about BKK or MNL for 2025, given TG and PR having yet to return to AKL, and those two ports likely being some of A...
Jump to postQF VH-XZF looks to have ETOPS issue as having to route closer to Norfolk Island enroute SYD-WLG as QF161 today. Must be a pain for an airline to have to operate it likes this
Jump to postAir New Zealand and fellow trans-Tasman carrier Qantas have among the biggest average price differences between economy and business class tickets in the world, a new study has found. https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/350243697/trans-tasman-airlines-have-among-worlds-biggest-differences-between-econom...
Jump to post737 VH-VXD currently operating CNS-SYD as QF6034 after being in HKG for maintenance the past month. This bird been given the split-scimitar wings also I wonder? The split scimitar installations are being done in Brisbane, and the 23 to be fitted are most likely all of the sky interior equipped airc...
Jump to post737 VH-VXD currently operating CNS-SYD as QF6034 after being in HKG for maintenance the past month. This bird been given the split-scimitar wings also I wonder?
Jump to postAnyone know why BA15 today would take such an interesting route enroute to Sydney? They've basically headed down to Perth before heading across to Sydney compared to QF2 or SQ221 from Singapore also taking what seems to be the normal route angled across Australia? https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?2...
Jump to postAnyone know why BA15 today would take such an interesting route enroute to Sydney? They've basically headed down to Perth before heading across to Sydney compared to QF2 or SQ221 from Singapore also taking what seems to be the normal route angled across Australia? Winds, perhaps? That's all I can t...
Jump to postAnyone know why BA15 today would take such an interesting route enroute to Sydney? They've basically headed down to Perth before heading across to Sydney compared to QF2 or SQ221 from Singapore also taking what seems to be the normal route angled across Australia?
Jump to postThey said "Wellington is the largest market for SQ that they currently don't fly to by tickets sold - the same is true for EK." What does "the largest market" mean? Presumably in New Zealand only, which doesn't mean much, particularly when SQ and EK serve CHC too. Is there any c...
Jump to postI'm surprised that NZ didn't try strike a deal with the likes of SQ to takeover an existing route to WLG from MEL or SYD for example, so there could be better A320/321NEO utilisation for NZ elsewhere or just on frequency even, and if WLG is that big of a market for SQ that could have worked. The NZ...
Jump to postIts global from what I understand. If you look at all the tickets sales SQ gets out of each port, WLG is the highest where SQ doesnt currently serve. Same with EK. So SQ sells more tickets ex-WLG than it does from the likes of bigger *A hubs and cities like ORD, YYZ, and ARN, etc? And EK gets more ...
Jump to postWas it just the landing gear that OQE and OQF needed to receive? Surely there must be more to it like a heavy check due or something similar because the other A380s that have returned to the fleet have had their landing gear replaced since coming out of the desert.
Jump to postFlyerqf wrote:mrkerr7474 wrote:Scanorama wrote:VH-OQH A380 is off to AUH for maintenance today (April 6th) as QF6015 SYD-AUH.
Clearly have a bit of slack in the fleet to be able to have 3 A380s in or heading to AUH
4 actually.
OQC/OQL- refurb
OQH/OQK - maintenance
VH-OQA having arrived from AUH today after a long stint in the desert is straight back into service as QF11
Jump to postScanorama wrote:VH-OQH A380 is off to AUH for maintenance today (April 6th) as QF6015 SYD-AUH.
For hypothetical thinking, if QF ever came to operate regional domestically within NZ, could they make a better go of it compared to JQs failure? JQ's current domestic operation in NZ is reportedly profitable, and has been sustained for over a decade now. It seems to work. In terms of regional port...
Jump to postHow many A380's Qantas has in service now? OQA/C/K/L are in AUH for maintenance, so 6 are in service. OQA should be re-entering service imminently. OQC hasn't flown since June 2021 when it repositioned VCV-AUH. OQK arrived at AUH on 24/2/2024 and I believe it is in for a gear change? I think it wil...
Jump to postFor hypothetical thinking, if QF ever came to operate regional domestically within NZ, could they make a better go of it compared to JQs failure?
Jump to postNZ is running a trial with reusable cups on domestic flights, and it has received lots of positive feedback from pax so far. International flights are not on the agenda though - “The primary reason for that is, with international, we've got lots of food security issues. We can't take anything off o...
Jump to postAlso , don't think Aucklanders appreciate how much people WLG south hate transitting AKL. Transit via same terminal at SYD/MEL is a way better experience than the shambles AKL offers. Also i'd like to think that locals actually want to support competition and international services in their cities ...
Jump to postAs for booking on Qantas website anyway, what's annoying is if you're trying to do Y across the Tasman and then J as you suggest to bring costs down, you can't actually book this. It has to be all J or all Y and the only time it gives the Y option across the Tasman is if the J seats are all full bu...
Jump to postAs a resident of Wellington the trans-tasman is nice an all. Yet the only real impact is improved connections through Qantas hubs. I think for most travellers the end to end travel time and simplicity is more important than price or brand loyalty. Problem for Air NZ is that there are no obvious con...
Jump to postQantas adding more capacity on the Trans-Tasman from October, this time on BNE/MEL to CHC and MEL to WLG. https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/350225534/qantas-going-ramp-flights-three-trans-tasman-routes Once again highlighting how NZ's fleet strategy is seriously working to its disadvantage. As I said ...
Jump to postQantas adding more capacity on the Trans-Tasman from October, this time on BNE/MEL to CHC and MEL to WLG. https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/350225534/qantas-going-ramp-flights-three-trans-tasman-routes I thought people were saying there was no money to be made on the Tasman? There clearly isn't money ...
Jump to postQantas adding more capacity on the Trans-Tasman from October, this time on BNE/MEL to CHC and MEL to WLG. https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/350225534/qantas-going-ramp-flights-three-trans-tasman-routes Cam Wallace at work - he'll be well aware of NZ's capacity issues. :stirthepot: Interesting where Qa...
Jump to postWonder how long it will take Boeing to bring back engineers into the top spots again instead of just finance folk.
Jump to postQantas adding more capacity on the Trans-Tasman from October, this time on BNE/MEL to CHC and MEL to WLG.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/35022553 ... man-routes
Qantas adding more capacity on the Trans-Tasman from October, this time on BNE/MEL to CHC and MEL to WLG.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/35022553 ... man-routes
It's to do with your booking class. Check that before booking and you'll have the option to select a class of travel that gives you airpoints. But you'll have to pay more! And yet on the same fare and trip, we got full AirPoints with TK. Unlike SQs lack of recognition of star alliance members, the ...
Jump to postSQ's JV with NZ on AKL-SIN and CHC-SIN has been renewed by New Zealand authorities for another five years, through to March 2029. The airlines will boost AKL-SIN to 4x daily later this year. https://www.airnewzealandnewsroom.com/press-release-2024-air-new-zealand-and-singapore-airlines-receive-regu...
Jump to postqf789 wrote:VZV now has SSW installed
I see watching aircraft movements out of Sydney tonight (9pm before/after) that aircraft are using 16 L/R for takeoffs while runway 7 is being used for landings.
Would that just be due to winds being light that they can do that or just to keep aircraft flowing?
moa999 wrote:And OQL is on its way to AUH as QF6015.
OQA and OQC still sitting in AUH.
ZK-NZN came in from JFK this morning and was due to operate NZ2 tonight heading back there but the flight was cancelled. Is there an issue with this aircraft or another reason for the cancellation?
Jump to postOQL is due to go for refurb this month. Doesn’t look like it is scheduled to operate any more passenger services unless anything changes last minute. OQL has been operating continuously for the last week. Any update for when it leaves for refurb? Another A380 goes to AUH on Wednesday so it may be O...
Jump to postHamilton Airport getting international flights again? A report from Hamilton Airport Chief Executive Mark Morgan has reportedly highlighted “the first credible engagement with international airlines in a decade” - "He said there had been genuine inquiries into the possibility of scheduled tran...
Jump to postZK-NBT wrote:YSSYplanespoter wrote:Flyerqf wrote:Another one is going to AUH on Wednesday. Departing SYD at 12:10 as QF6015.
D check?
OQL is still flying in the old configuration , must be due for a reconfiguration.
Air NZ is having a lot of breakdowns or AOG. Last night there was only 9 789s and 6 77Ws flying. Some have been out for a while too. The ones out of service were: OKN, OKR NZD, NZG, NZI, NZK, NZQ Hopefully they can get them all returning to service. If this keeps happening I could see them extend t...
Jump to postPity they aren't going for a proper recliner business class seat.
How often do these birds fly with Club Europe sectors then switching to standard economy seat sectors and removing the table etc?
Remember this is just returning WLG-BNE capacity to pre-Covid levels - maybe a bit more with NZ now consistently flying the A321. The market had been restricted by the NZ/VA alliance prior to this, and so theres definitely some catchup growth there. Qantas has moved solidly into the WLG market with...
Jump to postZaphodHarkonnen wrote:Qantas is removing the E190 from the BNE-WLG route. :'(
Upgauging to the B737-800 instead.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/35020273 ... bane-route
Qantas to replace the E190 on BNE-WLG with the 737 from October this year
Cam Wallace citing "strong demand" as the reasoning for the increase in some 600 seats per week.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/35020273 ... bane-route
DL42 diverting back to SYD and just landed now, anyone know what could have caused the divert?
Jump to postGreat to see competition on LAX-BNE, this will hopefully give QF a wake up call and reconsider the A330’s which serve the route. QF don’t have anything else, and won’t for some time it seems, 2027 until more 789s and A350s arrive. Be curious to see what the refit of the 330 entails? New Y seats? Pr...
Jump to postThere was something I read today from some NZ avaition expert that was telling NZ to cut flights to New York and Chicago (as they basically make any profits on those routes) instead of increasing domestic airfares haha Please edit your post to include a link to the article ( as required by forum ru...
Jump to postWhat catering? :lol: NZ serves a coffee and a cookie domestically. Surely the cost of those have not gone up 25% annually? Maybe NZ shouldn't have wasted so much time and money last year on the 'Great Kiwi Snack Off' and introducing pea puffs, cinnamon glazed macadamias and 'gourmet' popcorn. Just ...
Jump to post... domestic fares need to increase to maintain profitable as their operating costs are going up by 25% per annum. Why are their annual operating costs going up 5x higher than standard inflation (25% versus 4.7%)? I too would be interested to know what the large difference is. Someone even noted ab...
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