Jetconnet's Australian Ops
Transposed from the Qantas pilots' chatsite.
JetConnect to Operate Domestic in OZ??
The trans tasman deal has been made and the statement release is imminent that Tasman services are to be domestic ( ie no customs ) and operated from domestic terminals. This means that JetConnect will operate out of our domestic gates?? This is very very concerning to me as a short haul pilot. IS IT NOT TIME TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT THESE SERVICES ARE NOT QANTAS SERVICES AT ALL, SELLING ON QANTAS'S REPUTATION AND SERVICE, ALL THE WHILE AT THE COMPROMISE OF SAFETY see article below
Trans-Tasman travel costs set to drop
Angela Harper
August 4, 2009
The cost of flying between New Zealand and Australia looks set to drop as trans-Tasman red tape could be cut.
Australian and New Zealand customs last year reached an initial agreement to streamline travel between the two nations while boosting border security.
The plan to create a common border will allow trans-Tasman travellers to avoid customs and immigration, dropping flight prices by up to 30 per cent and allowing an explosion in potential new flight routes.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, who spoke to AAP before addressing a business forum in Brisbane on Tuesday, said he, together with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, would formally announce the changes when they meet in a few weeks to discuss the bilateral Closer Economic Relations (CER) agreement.
"It is a positive announcement which will allow New Zealanders and Australians to cross each others' borders more easily," Mr Key told AAP.
"It's an attempt to streamline the process and to ensure that it's a more seamless and painless process for Australians and New Zealanders as they travel across the border."
Any new rules would not affect quarantine or biosecurity "level of exposure" between the two countries, he said.
About one million Australians visit New Zealand each year.
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I heard yesterday from a Line Captain that he was told by a "Struggling JetConnect" captain under training that they have been told that they are getting not only 4-5 737-800's, but a further 4 next year.
AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO SEE'S THIS!!!! CMON GUYS CALL/EMAIL YOUR AIPA REP [email protected] and GIVE THEM SUPPORT FOR THEIR MEETING ON TUESDAY. THIS AFFECTS EVERYONE IN QANTAS. NOT JUST SHORT HAUL.
