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Regional shake-up: Jetstar to break Air New Zealand's domestic stranglehold - Business - NZ Herald News
5 Q-300 apparently, still confirming route network with them
5 Q-300 apparently, still confirming route network with them
Alan mentioned to be operated by QLINK (Eastern) but branded as JQ. Similar operation in the USA with the majors.
Jetstar branded aircraft and interiors. Interior to be revamped to JQ style.
Jetstar branded aircraft and interiors. Interior to be revamped to JQ style.
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"The low cost carrier will use a fleet of five 50-seat Bombardier Q300 turbo-prop aircraft to fly to at least four regional centres initially.
Those cities being considered include Hamilton, Rotorua, New Plymouth, Napier and Palmerston North in the North Island and Nelson and Invercargill in the South Island."
Due to start in December.
Those cities being considered include Hamilton, Rotorua, New Plymouth, Napier and Palmerston North in the North Island and Nelson and Invercargill in the South Island."
Due to start in December.
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Do they have enough Q300s for these shenanigans?
EDIT: just read the other thread, I now understand...
EDIT: just read the other thread, I now understand...
Last edited by CAR42ZE; 18th Jun 2015 at 02:20. Reason: I'm a dunce
Big question is how they will crew them..
Are they going to be crew seconded to NZ on Eastern terms, or are they going to be employed in NZ with NZ terms which will be less than Eastern?
One way means this expansion into regional NZ will fail.. The other could mean the end of the current terms in Australia..
Are they going to be crew seconded to NZ on Eastern terms, or are they going to be employed in NZ with NZ terms which will be less than Eastern?
One way means this expansion into regional NZ will fail.. The other could mean the end of the current terms in Australia..
Last edited by empacher48; 18th Jun 2015 at 02:46. Reason: Posting while trying to control the kiddies means errors
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Last time Ansett/Qantas tried this it wasn't until the creditors report came out that it was obvious no one running a turboprop against AirNZ has ever made any money doing it. The accountants spun the numbers for on-travel pax to make the turboprop operation look better than it was.
Good luck and hope there's lots of new jobs but unless the main trunk is happy subsidizing the turboprops, this venture is doomed.
There isn't the population increase outside of Auckland over the past decade to change the numbers much from 10 yrs ago.
But , as I said, good luck anyway. If you're unconvinced, have a look at the creditors report for AnsettNZ/Qantas NZ and crunch the numbers.
Good luck and hope there's lots of new jobs but unless the main trunk is happy subsidizing the turboprops, this venture is doomed.
There isn't the population increase outside of Auckland over the past decade to change the numbers much from 10 yrs ago.
But , as I said, good luck anyway. If you're unconvinced, have a look at the creditors report for AnsettNZ/Qantas NZ and crunch the numbers.
All the 300s are operated by Eastern on the register, and all the 400s are operated by Sunstate.
It's local terms so possibly a new company using the Aus AOC.
QLink pilots may be able to go on LWOP to NZ "subject to crewing requirements in Aus" so read that as a no expect for a few token ppl.
Not that there'll be a big rush of ppl to head to NZ except for a few homesock kiwis.
It's local terms so possibly a new company using the Aus AOC.
QLink pilots may be able to go on LWOP to NZ "subject to crewing requirements in Aus" so read that as a no expect for a few token ppl.
Not that there'll be a big rush of ppl to head to NZ except for a few homesock kiwis.
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I reckon good on them for giving it a stab.
Years and Years have gone where AirNz have been the only domestic carrier flying regional routes and as a result have stabbed the residents in the back with hefty fares. Now with Q300 of Jetstar NZ coming in it is really going to shake up the market.
Just shows you that the Air NZ investors are getting itchy with a 10% drop in the share price today and I wonder how long it will go on for, with American Airlines coming in and providing a better service than whats offered is really going to knock AirNz.
Its about time they have had some competetion - the likes of Qantas or Virgin Australia would love to be a sole operation airline
Years and Years have gone where AirNz have been the only domestic carrier flying regional routes and as a result have stabbed the residents in the back with hefty fares. Now with Q300 of Jetstar NZ coming in it is really going to shake up the market.
Just shows you that the Air NZ investors are getting itchy with a 10% drop in the share price today and I wonder how long it will go on for, with American Airlines coming in and providing a better service than whats offered is really going to knock AirNz.
Its about time they have had some competetion - the likes of Qantas or Virgin Australia would love to be a sole operation airline
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with American Airlines coming in and providing a better service than whats offered is really going to knock AirNz.
American Airlines ranks in the bottom half of 15 U.S. airlines, and have done for the last few years. How do you think that is better than AirNZ's 2 time winner of the Skytrax Airline of the Year awards, and multitude of other international awards, the most recent being a clean sweep of the 2015 Premium Economy awards this week?
Your statement is more ludicrous than the 747 on a treadmill theory.....