Just noting UA's Patrick Quayle ruled out DEN-AKL while in Auckland last March specifically due to the altitude reason - not for lack of demand or economic potential. He ruled this out because the “Mile High City” was too difficult to operate fuel-laden long-haul planes out of the high altitude and...
Jump to postBased purely off field elevation, JNB is 300 feet higher than DEN and sees year-round service to the US on 787s. Physically it can work. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=jnb-ewr,+den-akl Not referring to you, but I do think its interesting that airlines say "we arent doing that" but some on h...
Jump to post... I do think its interesting that airlines say "we arent doing that" but some on here are like "ok, but what about...". ... I dont know why it keeps coming up. I was the one to raise it because last week it was revealed that Colorado and New Zealand are negotiating a trade dea...
Jump to post... do you think JL will further expand their routes soon? AKL-NRT would be a good addition. It is currently a monopoly for NZ. NZ said in its earnings call in February that Japan was one of its destinations going "really, really well ... both the RASK is being well controlled, the CASK is bei...
Jump to postZkpilot wrote:BKK ... I think it would be a great addition.
NZ6 post was number 1 in this thread that he mentioned other places possibly being a surprise, perhaps you are right MNL/BKK. There is some slack in the fleet depending on how many 787s aren’t flying at once. Possibly NS25? Yes, he said " There are other options on the table which might surpri...
Jump to postAKL-DEN, anyone? :hyper: Maybe Pat Quayle can be convinced that the hot/high issue wouldn't be an issue for a NW seasonal UA service? New Zealand Minister Judith Collins is in Colorado, and it's been disclosed during her visit that Colorado and New Zealand are negotiating a trade deal, and "A ...
Jump to postSometime back Foran mentioned using what they have and building existing routes to 5, 10, 14 weekly. That was specifically in the context of the US only. At the IATA gathering in Istanbul last May, Richard Quest of CNN asked Foran "where to next" after JFK, to which Foran said "we've...
Jump to post... do you think JL will further expand their routes soon? AKL-NRT would be a good addition. It is currently a monopoly for NZ. NZ said in its earnings call in February that Japan was one of its destinations going "really, really well ... both the RASK is being well controlled, the CASK is bei...
Jump to postResidents of Wellington’s northern suburbs who say they are affected by noise from planes overhead are pursuing legal action to have the flight path altered. Community group Plane Sense met on Sunday to decide a response after Wellington Airport stated via a media release they would be looking to Ai...
Jump to postFrom a search on LA's website, it seems the daily SCL-AKL-SCL service is unaffected - the new non-stop flights will be in addition to that existing service. You are correct. LA800/801 continues without changes, so this means LA will operate a total of 11x w flights to SYD during the 2024/25 souther...
Jump to postAuckland Airport acknowledges there have been problems with the first stage of its $300 million transport centre which opened this month.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/auc ... YCHTZ3ESI/
LA reinstating non-stop SCL-SYD services from October.
The daily SCL-AKL-SYD service will continue to operate, in addition to these new services.
https://www.travelweekly.com.au/article ... ct-flight/
Good to see LA's daily AKL-SCL service unaffected by LA's move to reinstate non-stop SYD-SCL services from October.
https://www.travelweekly.com.au/article ... ct-flight/
What would generally be better for an airline - opening up new routes at a lessor frequency per week (3-4 flights) or increasing existing routes to weekly? I would probably bet weekly flights on existing routes. They may find that is more valuable. For example they could increase AKL- NRT to ten pw...
Jump to postLATAM is reinstating its nonstop SCL-SYD flights with the NW2024 schedule. I believe it will be 4x w and the remainder 3x w will continue to be via AKL. From a search on LA's website, it seems the daily SYD-AKL-SCL service is unaffected - the new non-stop flights will be in addition to that existin...
Jump to postCrewBunk wrote:planemanofnz wrote:Out of curiosity, what are the average loads?
YVR-AKL has ended for the season.
And especially that the existing YVRAKL are never full. The one I flew with a few weeks ago, was only half full. I got 3 seats for myself. No point in adding a Yyz-Akl. How is it possible to equate one single flight to "never full"? If that were the case, why would AC fly the route, a rou...
Jump to postIs that flight actually there? Or is that the estimated route? If you check now, the flight took a sharp turn towards the East, and is now following the same path as all other flights. Maybe GPS jamming on the Western Iran side is impacting FR 24. GPS/GNSS jamming on 12 April 2024: https://i.ibb.co...
Jump to postEK164 DUB-DXB currently flying over western Iran (seemingly the only flight atm) and is the most followed flight on Flight Radar. Interesting ... https://www.flightradar24.com/FDB1786/34c313b7 These positions are inaccurate due to GPS jamming Ah, you're right - the position has been updated/correct...
Jump to postsmokeybandit wrote:Is that flight actually there? Or is that the estimated route?
EK164 DUB-DXB currently flying over western Iran (seemingly the only flight atm) and is the most followed flight on Flight Radar. Interesting ...
https://www.flightradar24.com/FDB1786/34c313b7
sierrakilo44 wrote:... through eastern Iran to DXB
sierrakilo44 wrote:Iran is still open east of Tehran
Air 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 AK...
Jump to postI’m not sure if this the correct thread or not but I have a question about Air Canada and Air New Zealand, both Star Alliance members. We explored booking a flight from Vancouver to Auckland with a week in Hawaii on the way so we can break up what is a very long flight. The Air Canada website sends...
Jump to postI’m not sure if this the correct thread or not but I have a question about Air Canada and Air New Zealand, both Star Alliance members. We explored booking a flight from Vancouver to Auckland with a week in Hawaii on the way so we can break up what is a very long flight. The Air Canada website sends...
Jump to postanshabhi wrote:IndiGo is not facing any headwinds
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I’m still of the view that the “logical” carrier to operate AKL-NTL is NZ. Any Australian carrier is going to have close to zilch transfer traffic at NTL. However, we know that a significant component of NZ’s traffic into AKL in the early evening time slot is transferring to North America. Even if ...
Jump to postChanges to QF9 seem to be for the 'forseeable future' per the below article. No change to QF10 https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/qantas-perth-to-london-route-changed-to-avoid-iranian-airspace-20240413-p5fjk7.html Would a 380 have more range/scope to do PER-LHR with airspace diver...
Jump to postQF and NZ 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/35024369 ... conomy-and
Will this also affect CDG and FCO if alternative routes are still necessary when they start up? Being slightly shorter maybe they can get away with it? Big blow to the competitiveness of QF to these destinations, especially from the east coast. LHR I understand caters more to the PER local market t...
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-economy...
Jump to postZK-NBT wrote:I would think AC have other places to send their limited fleet for now.
ZK-NBT wrote:planemanofnz wrote:kriskim wrote:Could we see more Asia Pacific expansion by AC for the end of this year? MEL, MNL, TPE?
I actually wonder if we could see YYZ-AKL.
Needs a 77L
Which new routes might NTL secure once its terminal is upgraded with border facilities by next year? They claim that NTL has enough demand for double daily flights to SIN (!) - maybe on a SQ 737MAX? Newcastle Airport foresees daily international flights post-upgrade Newcastle Airport could seek dai...
Jump to postThird time lucky for NTL-AKL, after the SJ and VA attempts? Perhaps JQ will try it this time? Newcastle Airport foresees daily international flights post-upgrade Newcastle Airport could seek daily international flights, including to New Zealand ... once its upgrades are complete. Newcastle Airport ...
Jump to postSingapore Airlines really trying to push themselves in Auckland in the last few weeks, including having unveiled this themed bus stop in downtown Auckland. I've also seen their 'Explore Singapore' ads across a bunch of bus stops in Auckland. Interesting these ads don't include JV partner Air New Zea...
Jump to postWhich new routes might NTL secure once its terminal is upgraded with border facilities by next year? They claim that NTL has enough demand for double daily flights to SIN (!) - maybe on a SQ 737MAX? Newcastle Airport foresees daily international flights post-upgrade Newcastle Airport could seek dail...
Jump to postThird time lucky for NTL-AKL, after the SJ and VA attempts? Will NZ have enough narrowbody capacity next year to potentially give this a try? Newcastle Airport foresees daily international flights post-upgrade Newcastle Airport could seek daily international flights, including to New Zealand ... onc...
Jump to postkriskim wrote:Could we see more Asia Pacific expansion by AC for the end of this year? MEL, MNL, TPE?
LAXdude1023 wrote:QR is definitely superior to EK. No question there.
By far? UA has EK, SQ and NH who are equal if not superior in quality to the above mentioned carriers? Not really. Product wise, SQ is probably above CX but NH is definitely below JL and QR is above EK. Network wise, you would probably be correct. I’ve flown premium in all these. We’re splitting ha...
Jump to postFor anyone doubting 6E: it just became the 3rd most valuable publically listed airline globally, pipping several big names like UA, SQ, WN, AA, TK and others https://www.business-standard.com/amp/companies/news/indigo-pips-southwest-to-become-world-s-3rd-most-valuable-airline-by-mcap-124041000905_1...
Jump to postThe US carriers are asking the US government not to approve additional US-China flights.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 024-04-11/
USA-China market is all but non-existent. These carriers have been flying that equipment elsewhere to avoid it sitting idle Then it looks like some of those new US3 routes to New Zealand might have some longevity to them. The US carriers are asking the US government not to approve additional US-Chi...
Jump to postCX to benefit from this? Could we see more US routes? US airlines, unions urge Biden administration not to approve more China flights Major U.S. airlines and aviation unions on Thursday urged the Biden administration to pause approvals of additional flights between China and the United States, citin...
Jump to postUS airlines and unions are urging the Biden administration not to approve more China flights, citing ongoing "anti-competitive policies of the Chinese government," as well as the "advantage Chinese airlines receive by continuing to access Russian airspace." US carriers are not us...
Jump to postYVR with the 77E was only profitable during the NZ summer, the 789 made it better year round. However with AC also on the route I don’t really see the need for the 77W to fly it except maybe over NZ Xmas school holidays. I'm not aware that AC does fly that route at the moment. I thought AC was seas...
Jump to postMboyle1988 wrote:American
Pro’s:
Best international partners by far. Qatar, Cathay, JAL all super premium airlines with best in class service.
MaanavParikh wrote:LAX is noticeably missing.
https://www.financialexpress.com/busine ... n-3453067/