cavemanzk

cavemanzk

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  • SYD caps inbound overseas passengers at 50 per flight

    Jul 04, 2020, 07:02 AM

    NZ is still operating passenger flights ex-MEL, they arrive as cargo only.They also still fly passenger flights between AKL-LAX an few times an week.I understand that Australians are still allowed to transit via AKL (provided they are let out of Australia)

  • Travel ban exemptions easy for some, but hard for many

    Jul 03, 2020, 03:39 PM

    New Zealand has no restrictions for leaving the country for its Citizens. It's business as normal for departing the country (if you can find an flight that is useful to you). If you return you currently have todo the 14 day isolation in an hotel (currently free, talk about this being soon charged...

  • Review: flying with Qantas in the coronavirus era

    Jun 13, 2020, 07:28 AM

    Think you'll find this new normal changed very fast, NZ is already back up to 60% of pre-Covid19 domestic capacity.With pretty much all new normal onboard measures removed, flying NZ domesticity now is back to normal apart from slightly less choice of flights.PPE is an thing on the fast on NZ.

  • What to expect when flying domestically during COVID-19

    May 28, 2020, 05:41 PM

    Surely Qantas will turn the IFE and WIFI back on soon? I flew on NZ today on an A321NEO are both were enabled for free, surely Qantas can afford this.

  • Virgin in administration: what happens to travel credit?

    Apr 21, 2020, 09:47 AM

    Ive got an $1000NZD issued for an AKL-DPS return flight, that was meant to be next week (even though VA cancelled the flights - and couldn't offer the alternatives) they refused an refund an only could provide an TravelBank credit.....Its hard when VA is likely to never to return to New Zealand, ...

  • Is Qantas flying a non certified seat on its dreamliners

    Sep 02, 2018, 06:11 PM

    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 ...

  • Qantas Perth - Auckland Seasonal Direct

    Aug 28, 2018, 04:00 PM

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

  • What's next for Virgin Australia internationally?

    Jun 03, 2018, 11:23 AM

    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...

  • Crewing Dunedin flights

    Jun 17, 2017, 11:10 AM

    They are New Zealand based crew, so likely start there day of in ZQN,CHC,WLG,AKL then fly to DUD, then next morning passenger back to there home base.