• Likely they got kicked out of the NZ Lounge, NZ is fully restarting all its Tasman routes this month.There isn’t any room in the NZ Lounge for the QF passengers too, it was becoming an zoo before the morning departures to the east coast.

  • NZ's own lounge opened in PER just before the Pandemic began, so they are will catered for in PER now.

  • If only they could streamline it to be as quick as New Zealand passport turn around, which only takes 48-72hours if you apply it Online. No need to see anything in physically, and they even let you use home take passport photos. My last one I submitted on an Monday morning, had in my hands o...

  • NZ did only installed 3x in there a321N which seat, 220 pax. 1 at the front, 1, post wing, and final one in the rear.

  • All of there New Zealand based members needed an status extension till at least the end of 2022 with the need to have booked an flight.Being New Zealand based we haven’t really had an chance to fly VA since March 2020. If they want any hope of New Zealand FF returning to there services...

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  • Correct NZ got a divorce with VA a few years back, then got into a causal relationship with QF.

  • Originally Posted by ZT The FAA who certified the B787 stipulate the seats must be in the upright and locked position for take off and landing for safety reasons. Passengers can only adopt the brace position if they are sitting upright. 58 % of fatal aircraft accidents occur during take off and ...

  • Maybe they are waiting for those JQ A321NEO-LR's to arrive ;)

  • Whats next for VA? most likely dropping all there Tasman routes within the next 12months, there is now way they can get any business traffic, and with the latest agreement with NZ/QF what was left of that market for them is now gone. Best option would be to put TT on the Tasman and fight for the ...

  • AirNZ Airpoints Status Match

    Apr 14, 2018, 06:55 AM

    I would say with the current NZ/VA breakup watch this space coming closer to October, NZ will be likely do some offer for VA Gold and QF Gold to try kept there share of the Tasman.They have increased AKL-SYD to 5x daily 777 service post the VA breakup, so will been to be able to pull business tra...

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