05 May 2015

First Great Barrier Flights to Kaitaia



Great Barrier Airlines first service from Kaitaia to Auckland took off from Kaitaia at 2.15pm on Wednesday 29 April with the flight, GBA616, being flown by Embraer EMB-820C ZK-RDT.

The first inbound flight to Kaitaia, GBA619, was again flown in Embraer EMB-820C ZK-RDT. One of these wrote on her Facebook page, Today was the first day that the new Great Barrier Airlines service between Kaitaia and Auckland operated and I really enjoyed being on the last flight in tonight. The WAKARERE was a 9 seater with 2 pilots and 4 passengers. Lovely takeoff, flight and landing. Bit bumpy coming in to KAITAIA but way quieter than the Air NZ flights used to be. Tenei taku whakatauki mo tena - Climb high, climb far. Your goal the sky, your aim the star.


Far North Holdings CEO Andy Nock, Mayor John Carter and Great Barrier Airlines General Manager Murray Pope eith Embraer EMB-820C ZK-RDT
Now boarding, Great Barrier Airlines flight 619 to Kaitaia


The Embraer EMB-820C has been flying to Kaitaia each day since then but today, 5 May 2015, Air2there's Cessna 208 Caravan flew an Auckland-Kaitaia-Auckland flight, presumably on a route proving flight. It was captured at Auckland by MRC Aviation. The new logo on the tail, according to the air2there Facebook page, is "guiding the plane on its journey. This design has special significance as it was gifted to us by our local iwi."



7 comments:

  1. The lack of titles on MYH whats happening. Lease to GBA? or could this be the begining of the end for Air2There

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    1. Id say the lack of titles is due to commercial reasons. Note the operated by Air2 there above the airstair.

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  2. From the A2T facebook page: Our new artwork guiding the plane on its journey this design has special significance as it was gifted to us by our local iwi

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    1. Many thanks for that... good spotting!

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  3. did air2there sell their caravan ??? logo seems covered.

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    1. GBA have been leasing the aircraft for their Kaitaia operation

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  4. The ol' Chieftain, love that this girl is flying a service 30+ years on

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