Yeah well good luck NZ - with the biggest nightmare of a fare structure in the world.
No bag, no food nothing - or - add the bags and no food - or - bags and food and everything else and so on. Following is a fare display from MEL CHC. Is there any wonder why I drink?
NZ MELCHC.EH 20JUL12 MPM
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
1 PSATUSS P X 124.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH01
NZ-NZC/SMARTSAVER-SB - SMART SAVER RULES PLUS BAG
NZ MELCHC.EH 20JUL12 MPM
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
2 KBAGUSS K X 149.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH01
3 XBAGUSS X X 168.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH01
4 GBAGUSS G X 190.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH01‡
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NZ-NZC/SMARTSAVER-SW - SMART SAVER RULES PLUS THE WORKS
NZ MELCHC.EH 20JUL12 MPM
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
5 LWRKUSS L X 179.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH01
6 TWRKUSS T X 198.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH01
7 WWRKUSS W X 220.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH01
8 VWRKUSS V X 253.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
NZ-NZC/SMARTSAVER-SD - SMART SAVER RULES PLUS WORKS DELUXE
NZ MELCHC.EH 20JUL12 MPM
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
9 LDLXUSS L X 294.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH01
10 TDLXUSS T X 323.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH01
11 WDLXUSS W X 355.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH01
12 VDLXUSS V X 398.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
NZ-NZC/FLEXI-XW - FLEXI RULES PLUS THE WORKS
NZ MELCHC.EH 20JUL12 MPM ‡
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG‡
13 QWRKUF Q X 320.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
14 HWRKUF H X 411.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
15 MWRKUF M X 524.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
16 BWRKUF B X 661.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
17 YWRKUF Y X 832.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
NZ-NZC/FLEXI-XD - FLEXI RULES PLUS WORKS DELUXE
NZ MELCHC.EH 20JUL12 MPM
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
18 QDLXUF Q X 515.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
19 HDLXUF H X 636.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
20 MDLXUF M X 769.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
21 BDLXUF B X 906.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
22 YDLXUF Y X 1077.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
NZ-NZC/BUSINESS-BU - BUSINESS CLASS FARES
NZ MELCHC.EH 20JUL12 MPM
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG‡
23 DRBIZ D X 1026.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH03‡
24 CRBIZ C X 1176.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH03
25 CRBIZ C X 1285.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - EH02
*** BELOW ARE YY NLX FARES MEL-CHC VALID ON NZ ***
YY MELCHC.EH 20JUL12 MPM
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
26 . HIF H R 1452.00 ---- - -/ - EH04
27 . HIF H O 944.00 ---- - -/ - EH04
28 . DIF D R 2776.00 ---- - -/ - EH04
29 . DIF D O 1805.00 ---- - -/ - EH04
And that is for a 3.20 run on a 160 odd seat aeroplane for stuff all return. Turns the old Shark Patrol into the Berlin Airlift.
What ****** in NZ marketing was clever enough to come out with a system that is so cumbersome that their Agency and Res dudes hate it and I am sure the "who gets what" must be a nightmare for the Cabin Crew.
Good luck on the Sunny Coast NZ, but do realise your biggest negative is your own fare structure.
Best all
EWL