Originally Posted by
cavemanzk
Yet NZ can sell AKL-SYD for $299NZD return! Or AKL-WLG from $19OW, which isn't much shorter than SYD-MEL.
They don't sell every seat for that, only a selected few just as they don't sell the other end of the spectrum for the higher price only. Don't compare AKL-SYD to to MEL-SYD, there are a whole range of factors that make that price across the Tasman possible compared to a short domestic flight. It's comparing apples and oranges.