tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post3803603241238570685..comments2024-03-27T23:23:10.995+13:00Comments on 3rd Level New Zealand: More pax on Hoki ServiceSteve Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-63138650912582534502016-08-14T21:31:36.869+12:002016-08-14T21:31:36.869+12:00Plus with one getting repainted each month till th...Plus with one getting repainted each month till the end of the year there is less slack in the fleet. Next year they will have a spare frame to play with.Jardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479692716451494956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-90312682180027925692016-08-14T09:40:18.026+12:002016-08-14T09:40:18.026+12:00Market value today, due to their high demand makes...Market value today, due to their high demand makes them this valuable, even despite their use. Airlines always talk about their fleets at list prices. Jetstar did this when they started their regional services, despite their aircraft being around 16 years old Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-40351710081480860342016-08-14T09:36:56.472+12:002016-08-14T09:36:56.472+12:00Resources are already stretched. No available Q300...Resources are already stretched. No available Q300s to offer s better schedule than what was offered at the time.<br />Better Q300 services can only occur as fast as new ATRs arrive to free them up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-11993096014936801452016-08-14T06:47:19.936+12:002016-08-14T06:47:19.936+12:00That should help it further. Scheduling can make o...That should help it further. Scheduling can make or break a service if Blenheim had a better schedule from Christchurch it would have been more popular and may have been viable enough to be kept.Jardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479692716451494956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-42274080717956650812016-08-14T06:42:03.738+12:002016-08-14T06:42:03.738+12:00Air NZ did not pay $20 million each for their Q300...Air NZ did not pay $20 million each for their Q300s they got a significant discount with their bulk order from Bombardier.Jardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479692716451494956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-58048225405065985272016-08-13T12:47:12.976+12:002016-08-13T12:47:12.976+12:00If CHC/HKK/CHC service is to survive, the West Coa...If CHC/HKK/CHC service is to survive, the West Coast needs to start promoting itself as tourism destination, additional to the current business, friends and family travel.<br /><br />I still believe that Air NZ will keep the service going, mainly because potential tourism.Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-1620506903334007362016-08-12T11:45:26.260+12:002016-08-12T11:45:26.260+12:00Anonymous appears to assume the HKK-CHC-HKK servic...Anonymous appears to assume the HKK-CHC-HKK service is not profitable. I have not seen Air NZ or anyone else make that statement. Could Anonymous please share his sources and / or the data and calculations he/she has used to arrive at his/her assumption.David Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-29259493351483803972016-08-12T00:27:48.233+12:002016-08-12T00:27:48.233+12:00If it doesn't pay then why stay? The $20milli...If it doesn't pay then why stay? The $20million asset could be used elsewhere Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-90378697090819703442016-08-11T21:26:34.088+12:002016-08-11T21:26:34.088+12:00It is a good start... I wonder if it is enough. It...It is a good start... I wonder if it is enough. It will be interesting to see if it improves when the schedule improves in November<br />Steve Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-61042935674176421552016-08-11T20:35:03.527+12:002016-08-11T20:35:03.527+12:00This is very good news to hear, glad to see the nu...This is very good news to hear, glad to see the numbers do look good, don't really want another center to get the Axe form Air NZEagle2784https://www.blogger.com/profile/02244805442616894589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-13215668194172240702016-08-11T11:09:18.755+12:002016-08-11T11:09:18.755+12:00So very good news for HKK, looks like it is safe f...So very good news for HKK, looks like it is safe from the axe for now!Jardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479692716451494956noreply@blogger.com