• I would expect this is driven by the engine issues in NZ's 16 A320/321 NEOs.  More aircraft will be taken out of service from Jan 24 for remedial work.  The resulting schedule reduction will mean more passengers in fewer seats, hence freeing up the middle seats will drive more $$$

  • The right to drop off and pick up passengers in a "non-Home country' enroute to a third country is called 5th Freedom Rights, they are negotiated between two countries.   Refer here https://www.icao.int/pages/freedomsair.aspx 

  • I am surprised Briggs & Riley with their Lifetime guarantee and Compression system didn't make your list.

  • I would guess that the long layover in Singapore is so that Singapore originating passengers and Qantas + code share + Jetstar connecting passengers through Singapore are not impacted. 

  • I live in Singapore and the numbers are correct, social distancing and mask wearing has been compulsory since March (and being Singapore there is a hefty fine for non compliance).  In the early months of the Pandemic every person who tested positive for COVID-19 was hospitalized, and the ent...

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