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Air NZ to operate Australia - Norfolk Island flights
From today's Travel Daily...
Air New Zealand selected as successful Norfolk Island aviation tenderer Air NZ will provide services to Norfolk Island from both Brisbane and Sydney, after winning the recent government tender to provide the services. The new operation will complement the airline's existing weekly flights between Auckland and Norfolk Island, with group gm Australasia Bruce Parton saying the move will see Air NZ now flying a total of five days per week into Norfolk Island. A 168-seat Airbus A320 will be used for the Australia-Norfolk routes, which Parton said are a "good fit into the airline's short-haul schedule. "We are excited about the opportunity to deliver our award-winning, uniquely Kiwi experience to customers who will be travelling with us between Australia and Norfolk Island," he said. Parton said another benefit for Norfolk Island Tourism is the ability for Air NZ to offer dual destination travel, while the carrier will leverage its strong distribution platform in Australia to assist with the ongoing promotion of Norfolk Island as a destination. Initially Air NZ will operate twice per week from Sydney to Norfolk Island (on Mon and Fri) and two per week ex Brisbane (on Tue and Sat) with the operation to commence on 02 Mar 2012. The carrier is also confident that demand will allow it to deliver additional flights during busy tourism months. Air NZ's "Seats to Suit" product will be on offer on the Norfolk flights, which will be available for booking from tomorrow. |
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Looks like no more MEL and NTL to NLK runs anymore.
Bad luck for Our Airline what will they do with the spare 733? Air NZ will have to squeeze more flying out of there A320s. |
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It doesn't actually say Our Airline wont continue operating and if anything, NZ are operating on days Our Airline isn't. The island needs more than 4 return services a week, so I would assume Our Airline aren't withdrawing.
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No Sarah unfortunately OUR Airline lost the contract, and i was under the impression it lost the contract because they wanted a Australian owned carrier to operate the flights and yet Air New Zealand is not a Australian carrier either. ??
Anyone have the correct goss. |
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Also VH-NLK is currently in MNL mayby being repainted or already has been sold ???
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VHNLK is in Manila for maintainence. Our Airline has two aircraft at the moment, it might sell after March.
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One would suspect that DJ will codeshare on the NZ services? I guess from a Norfolk Island perspective, this deal with NZ opens up not only SYD and BNE but connectors from across the country.
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Qantas could easily enter the market, could a MEL-NLK route work without a subsidy.
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I wouldn't think so given there is a cap on the number of visitors on the island at any time due to accommodation restrictions.
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