Kiwi Regional Airlines flew into history today as it operated its final services.
Saab 340 ZK-KRA operated its last flight for Kiwi Regional on Tuesday the 26th of July 2016 flying KRL 8 from Dunedin to Nelson and Tauranga. It then ferried to Auckland to be repainted before starting service with Air Chathams on the 1st of August 2016.
Meanwhile Air Chathams' Fairchild Metroliner ZK-CIC operated the southbound return service to Dunedin, the final flights from Dunedin and Nelson to Hamilton on the 29th and the final air Dunedin to Nelson and Tauranga service on the 30th of June 2016.
For a full history of Kiwi Regional see :
http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2015/10/kiwi-regional-takes-flight.html
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| Kiwi Regiona;'s Saab 340 ZK-KRA gets airborne at Tauranga on 15 March 2016 |
It seems that KRA has not closed down completely as they are still selling seats on ad hoc charter flights during August and September. I expect they will continue to use the Air Chats metro to operate these flights.
ReplyDeleteSomeone wrote a comment on the blog saying they had booked on the Wanganui flight and this was being operated by the Convair. The Saab will be doing the charters
ReplyDeleteIf that was me, I am booked on KRA Auckland to Nelson which is operated by the Convair.
DeleteI hope it will be the Convair
DeleteSad ending but at least no one was left in the lurch. Just wondering if KRA will remain as a "virtual" airline booking charters. Unfortunate that the TRG and HLZ routes to NSN have ended...Air Chats could've made it work.
ReplyDeleteSurely some jobs in NSN, DUD will go?
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