Potential Air Route Number 1

There is not a lot happening in the regional airline scene at moment and so I have been doing a bit of day dreaming and have had a few thoughts on potential new air routes for our regional airlines...

Suggested Route : Motueka-Wellington

Suggested Operator : Sounds Air

Rationale :

Sounds Air's fare are generally pretty reasonable so that makes flights from Motueka a viable option. To drive from Motueka to Nelson Airport takes 40 minutes and then you have to pay for your parking at Nelson (which at $8 a day is not unreasonable unlike some NZ airports). The route could be operated by a Caravan or PC12... the latter would have much more appeal. Since the arrival of Jetstar Sounds Air are operating less flights into Nelson so Motueka could be a nice market.

Previous Operators on Route :

Motueka Air Services
http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2015/11/motueka-air-services.html

Air Nelson 

Air Nelson Piper Aztec ZK-PIX at Motueka on 15 August 1990

Air Nelson Piper Navajo ZK-JGA at Motueka on 22 May 1994

Associated Airlines

http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2010/05/associated-air-paraparaumus-friendly.html

Takaka Valley Air Services

http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2015/10/takaka-valley-air-services-makes.html

Negatives :

No GPS approach to Motueka

Check out this Youtube clip :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3jf2f7Ub-E&t=6s

If you have a suggested route send me an email with your thoughts on it...

westland831@gmail.com