Slightly surprised given SQ had fairly recently said they had no plans to send the A380 to AKL as it’s not slot controlled, between SQ/NZ already 3x daily though, given 10-11hr flight it doesn’t need more frequency either, maybe when the A380s retire in a few years. I wonder if NZ will send the ext...
Jump to postThe Australian (paywall) is reporting that SQ has announced increased capacity to Australia over December / January with 7000 extra seats available per week. The A380 service to MEL will be extended for another month before the A380 is redeployed to AKL. A 5th daily SQ service will be added to MEL....
Jump to postWith a lot of spare E190s as you mentioned perhaps Qantas Link could use them on restarting ADL- AKL. Plus open up new routes CBR/NTL - AKL or even CNS - AKL. Be interesting to see if they expand further it's a great sized plane to open up new routes. Also Western Sydney airport to New Zealand in t...
Jump to postI could see the JetConnect crew getting trained on the a220 very early on. QF has already stated they are looking to use them on short-haul international, as well as regional services. The a220 could allow SYD/MEL ex WLG move to a morning, midday and evening departure 7 days a week. Which would rea...
Jump to postI suspect QF using E190 on BNE-WLG-BNE is a short term plan until they have A220 capacity available. One thnig Qantas do very well with the Wellington market is scheduling consistency. When BNE is up and running all three major gateways into Aust will have daily services all at the same time seven ...
Jump to postQF355 BNE 0805 WLG 1440 QF356 WLG 1540 BNE 1635 Very similar to what NZ currently offers. Airfares for now aren't that ideal either on QF, had a look earlier and over 850 return in November on this new route. Also for QFF it's not loaded any QFF points or Status as of yet. I'm sure in time that wil...
Jump to postRumour around ground staff is SQ looking to come back to NZWN October 2023, my contact says they don't have enough staff. Anyone wanting to work at NZWN for Menzies? I wonder if the rumour that was previously mentioned regarding SQ's return to WLG in October 2023, was infact ground staff hearing th...
Jump to postQF seems to be investing a bit of capacity back into New Zealand, while NZ is stuck sitting with a limited fleet post covid. It looks like QF has found there is some New Zealand potential to grow... With the E190's making there first New Zealand encounter, I wonder if it could just be the start of ...
Jump to postI wonder if BNE-AKL maybe see some E190s to shift the route to 3x daily to match NZ? I've flown on QF125 a few times recently and often it has empty seats. As mentioned upthread, I'd think QQ would need to set up a crew base in AKL (or alternatively overnight the crews in AKL and have them fly out ...
Jump to postJust as we were talking about them not doing WLG-BNE on here! :lol: Interesting use of the E190. Great for plane spotters in WLG, and perhaps the start of more E190 ops to New Zealand? Also good to see the expansion to JFK. Must be seeing good forward bookings. Haha I was about to say the same thin...
Jump to postRemarkable increase in service by Qantas very good to see and a new aircraft type here as well. They could open up so many possible new routes eg CBR- AKL with the E190s. BNE to WLG will just be the beginning. https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/132089934/qantas-announces-major-boost-to-new-zealand...
Jump to postExpansion announced by QF, including 4th frequency on AKL-JFK and new WLG-BNE service with an Alliance E190. Also increase in CHC-SYD and ZQN-SYD. NZ surely has to respond on AKL-JFK? Just as we were talking about them not doing WLG-BNE on here! :lol: Interesting use of the E190. Great for plane sp...
Jump to postIn the absence of VA on WLG-BNE I reckon QF will look to start as soon as they can overcome their aircraft/crew shortages. I wonder if it due to the fact the QF group uses JQ to fly WLG-OOL so they feel they don't need to bother with BNE. But the QF Group serves both BNE and OOL from AKL/CHC/ZQN - ...
Jump to postQantas is in the lead with the most Tasman flights Trans Tasman flights ramping up again for winter 114 weekly passenger flights MEL-NZ Broken down by carrier: QF 46 NZ 42 (incl 9 widebodies per week) JQ 19 VA 7 Broken down by destination: AKL 60 ZQN 25 CHC 17 WLG 12 Interesting how weak WLG is for...
Jump to postBNE-WLG was a NZ vs VA route pre-covid, and during the NZ/VA JV it was basically (briefly) a VA monopoly during the later half of the old JV. I can't remember if QF served BNE-WLG pre-COVID, but I do suspect if they did it would've been after the NZ/VA JV breakup. Not in recent times. The last time...
Jump to postAnd how much will WLG City Council subsidise it ? SQ's operation to WLG was highly marginal and relied on a subsidy which the council refused to reveal. Will SQ really want to do that again ? Source for that? The amount to be given to SQ was “up to $8 million dollars“ over a ten year period. Hardly...
Jump to postRumour around ground staff is SQ looking to come back to NZWN October 2023, my contact says they don't have enough staff. Anyone wanting to work at NZWN for Menzies? Depends how much they are paying... To be fair these agencies allow for lower cost basis to airlines due to the fact they pay lower w...
Jump to postNZ complaining of visa processing times for Chinese tourists to New Zealand - I wonder how much this is impacting AKL-PVG? "The visa turnaround is far from ideal. So nowadays it probably takes more than three weeks or four weeks for the individual to get a visa. However, prior to Covid [it was...
Jump to postVirgin is currently trialling baggage tracking for passengers through its app and is planning to roll it out later in the year https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/12/lost-luggage-virgin-australia-allows-passengers-to-track-their-bags-with-new-app NZ released information a couple of days a...
Jump to postWLG is "aiming to increase support" (are these incentives?) and "bring more international flights to Wellington" - who would be the likeliest contender? Good to see that "passenger numbers have bounced back to 86% of pre-Covid levels, as the airport posts a profit of $25.2 ...
Jump to postWhat's the thinking behind buying 5x 320NEOs and not 321NEOs - to do with range, short runway requirements, etc? Perhaps could be the reasoning. Could be just to allow them to go back to the full pre-covid schedule out of the likes of CHC and WLG without have the A321s as too much capacity and then...
Jump to postWhy not? I can't see it. KIX doesn't even have services to SYD, MEL or BNE. If they could secure better slots and re-launch HND, that would be great. Or, set up a JV with NH where NH would fly HND-AKL, if necessary. HND now has services to SYD, MEL and BNE, and soon, CNS, and so AKL is missing in a...
Jump to postbut ultimately at this stage they are still commanding fare premiums as people are willing to pay. For all those that jump up and down when something goes wrong, many also seem to have short memories and end up back onboard their planes. This is meaningless at the moment: there is a global capacity...
Jump to postLooks like much better timings especially with AKL arrival time and still multiple connections from DOH to connect with that flight Is QR going double daily to AKL? In addition to the non-stop DOH-AKL flight, they're still selling the DOH-ADL-AKL flight, but with no local traffic on ADL-AKL. https:...
Jump to postSwissport handle Domestic whilst Dnata handle International. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Weird as to why Dnata would deny doing that and these phone calls were as close as yesterday I had with them Dnata do the baggage handling - they don’t do front of house and mis-handled baggage. They sim...
Jump to postThat’s really interesting! I have also noticed that Oceania is aggressively expanding its operations, especially in the East Coast capitals. Everyone is still having staffing issues though. Who actually operates the ground handling (specifically baggage) for QF at Sydney International at the moment...
Jump to postHave heard Dnata have secured contract to handle all of QF mainline tow handling, Swissport will continue to provide domestic ground handling. That’s really interesting! I have also noticed that Oceania is aggressively expanding its operations, especially in the East Coast capitals. Everyone is sti...
Jump to postZK-NBT wrote:https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230501-qrsep23akl
QR have retimed their arrival into AKL when the non stop returns on Sep 1st. I think it was 0415 before.
VH-OQL is currently operating QF17 SYD-LAX. As this bird is in the old cabin config, did another A380 go tech or was it always planned to be this frame operating?
Jump to postVS to codeshare on KE's ICN-AKL service. https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230426-vske I wonder if VS launching ICN-LHR will open up same-day connections from AKL-ICN to ICN-LHR - currently, pax have to overnight in ICN. Going the other way (LHR-ICN-AKL) isn't an issue - there's a quick ICN transit. I...
Jump to postWhat are QF loads like ex WLG? With NZ only daily to SYD then I don’t know QF need to go 3x daily? MEL maybe 2x daily morning and afternoon sure? QF back in the day, and by day I'm talking 10 years ago or so used to operate a morning service to MEL. Loads weren't great as it was more of a tourist d...
Jump to postAgree with you comments 100%. To remain competitive in WLG and CHC Air NZ really need to get their scheduling in order. At the moment it is all over the place. Having said that I appreciate the lack of Aircraft does make scheduling difficult. I have mentioned this previously that out of Wellington ...
Jump to postEven NZ143/144/1471/148 which is AKL-BNE-AKL-BNE is taking a A320N for the entire day, these BNE flights are always packed now. If they have a spare A321N I'm it would be on this run. With VA not running to this route, flights are often 100% sometimes even sold out a couple of days before departure...
Jump to postThe 321s are a little bit to big to open up new routes though as it's a lot more seats to sell to start with. If they got more 321N's for growth, they could look to replace existing 320N routes like WLG-SYD/MEL/BNE and similar out of CHC and then use the existing 320N to open up the new routes Even...
Jump to postAir NZ should really order a few more A320s for expansion into new markets. As the existing international fleet of 6 is very limiting and is fully committed. Buying a small fleet of a new type the A220 would not be workable. But growing the existing fleet gives more flexibility for scheduling. As m...
Jump to postThat does look a bit pokey compared to AKL or some of the other recent updates Miles better than what they offer at Wellington international! Wellington had a soft refurbishment in late-2017. https://p-airnz.com/cms/assets/Common-Assets/airnz-wellington-international-lounge-2100x1100-v2__ScaleMaxWi...
Jump to postKiwiandrew wrote:ikolkyo wrote:Aircraft may have had an ETOPS related restriction.
I'm not sure it was an EDTO issue, or if it was, it wasn't specific to that aircraft, the LATAM flight from AKL-SCL also took a very odd northerly track
That does look a bit pokey compared to AKL or some of the other recent updates Miles better than what they offer at Wellington international! NZ doesn’t seem to have any interest, in the international lounges in CHC/WLG. The AKL domestic lounge has had more upgrades in the last 20 years, than those...
Jump to postOut of curiosity, why would UA fly to Christchurch as opposed to Wellington, the capital of NZ and a (slightly) larger city than Christchurch? Is it purely the access to the South Island? Great question. I had to check. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Airport Wellington's runway is 6,800' ...
Jump to postMust be some fog hanging around WLG this lunchtime, a few go-arounds happening. QF171 from MEL attempted to land once and is heading straight to CHC now. Assume this divert is due to fuel instead of attempting another landing. NZ600 straight after it managed to land, so a bit odd QF171 couldn't onl...
Jump to postTwo major projects are planned for ZQN airport. A full length parallel taxiway which will help reduce congestion and aircraft having to circle before landing. Plus a EMAS for each end of the runway to prevent overruns. Queenstown will be the first airport in NZ to have them. EMAS stands for an Engi...
Jump to postMust be some fog hanging around WLG this lunchtime, a few go-arounds happening. QF171 from MEL attempted to land once and is heading straight to CHC now. Assume this divert is due to fuel instead of attempting another landing. NZ600 straight after it managed to land, so a bit odd QF171 couldn't only...
Jump to postwould need reasonably significant flow and infrastructure changes to allow that, I suspect, but not unsurmountable with First Class, Lounge, A380 Double Airbridge etc. Would be a great product to counter the ageing and often tech delayed iffy offerings from mostly seasonal US carriers at EDI. They ...
Jump to postQR's arrival into AKL at 0345 on 5x days a week isn't great though. I wonder why they keep the plane on the ground in AKL more than 12 hours until its 1600 departure. Pretty similar to what it was pre covid, around 0400 from memory. Connections is why the aircraft is on the ground for a while, no d...
Jump to postQF taking used A321s? They don’t have any A321s yet. I would have my doubts on NZ getting CEOs, even more so for international, domestic maybe? I would see them keeping the leased A320s in the domestic fleet longer, they could possibly change some of the on order A321s intended for domestic to inte...
Jump to postI noticed this morning that QF22 (DFW-MEL) got close to the coast near Merimbula then diverted to BNE. VH-ZNE is now ferrying empty down to MEL. Was there fog at MEL this morning? And it's interesting they diverted to BNE instead of CBR or SYD. A long diversion indeed! Presumably weather in SYD and...
Jump to postWhat an absolute nightmare that would be for everyone else. What happens with airline lounges and all other infrastructure these airlines need at DWC and then when they're forced to move back to DXB who is paying for all of that? Can't say airlines would be happy with that arrangement at all unless...
Jump to postThat seems a bit crazy to me, considering that I figured one piece of the DXB -> DWC process was a real estate play; DXB occupies a bunch of fairly prime land close to the center of Dubai, so redeveloping that area could likely pay for much of the cost of building out DWC. But yeah, if you don't wa...
Jump to postIs there currently an issue with international flights at WLG this morning? Both QF and NZ to SYD have been delayed by 1.5hrs and 1hrs respectively so far
Jump to postNZ pilots face tighter border rules in Australia, which has hit NZ's schedules. The airline is ... working to minimise the impact of new rules in Australia requiring crew to get Australian Border Force clearance when doing round-trip flights across the Tasman. They have to get off the aircraft and ...
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