Operating Kiwi Regional Airline's services today was Air Chathams' Convair 580 ZK-CIE seeing arriving on to the gate at Tauranga... Thanks Grayson, but you should have hung a round a bit longer as ZK-CIB arrived into Tauranga from the Chathams a little bit later. Meanwhile ZK-CIE headed back to Nelson as scheduled and then flew Nelson-Hamilton... flying passengers from yesterday's cancelled Nelson-Hamilton perhaps??? I've no info on what the story is on KRA
I went onto their website and found this:
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FLIGHT TIMES: From 15th February, flight departure times for Kiwi flights between Dunedin, Nelson and Hamilton (or return) have changed. It is important you check your new departure times if you bought your tickets before December 2015 - click here for full schedule. All Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday flights from Dunedin, Nelson and Hamilton leave earlier. Sunday flight times have also changed.
CHECK-IN: Please note you must check in 45 minutes prior to your departure time. Check in closes 30 minutes prior to departure. Strict baggage weight rules apply.
Some pre-planned maintenance that will require the Saab being out of the air for the next week is the reason the Air Chats Convair is being used.
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Scheduled maintenance is next week.
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Indeed. Whilst we were all wondering what they'd do if their plane wasn't available, they had a suitable backup and I congratulate them.
ReplyDeleteThey should still get another plane.
Quiet frankly... Nows the chance to fly a Convair on a domestic mainland run! Grab it with both hands everyone! It wont happen often. KRA always said they have cover, Air Chats.
ReplyDeleteUsually when the convair runs the whakatane schedule to cover metro maintenance it announced in advance on the air chats facebook page with a discount on tickets in an attempt to increase loadings.
DeleteIndeed, $49 from memory... It seems to work for them too
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