Qantas takes axe to NZ routes

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/4758868a13.html

Qantas is taking the axe to its domestic service in New Zealand in the wake of falling passenger numbers. But Air New Zealand is holding fire, citing good business on its main trunk routes.
Documents obtained by The Independent today show Qantas will cut its 114 domestic flights a week by 29 or 25.4 per cent, to 85 by the end of January.

What is interesting to note here, is the comment that Jetstar has applied for a civil aviation license to fly domestically. Kind of makes sense really, given that they predominantly fly all economy planes domestically in NZ.

 

[JohnK]

Slightly disappointing news as it will make the QF NZ domestic SC runs much harder to achieve. Now most of us will have to direct to Kiwi Mainland DOs.

Kind of makes sense really, given that they predominantly fly all economy planes domestically in NZ.

I thought QF domestic services were operated by Jetconnect not Jetstar. I thought they were totally separate entities. Or are we talking about the same thing?

 

[Mwenenzi]

Slightly disappointing news as it will make the QF NZ domestic SC runs much harder to achieve. Now most of us will have to direct to Kiwi Mainland DOs.

I thought QF domestic services were operated by Jetconnect not Jetstar. I thought they were totally separate entities. Or are we talking about the same thing?

Look like Jetrats may take over some kiwi QF (Jetconnect) routes.

From the Age newspaper Jetstar tipped to take over Qantas' NZ routes
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Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe said Qantas was preparing to replace its New Zealand domestic services with its budget brand Jetstar.
"We are starting to see Qantas repositioning with Jetstar into this market, that is my read of what is likely to happen."
Forsyth Barr head of research Rob Mercer said the replacement of the Qantas brand with Jetstar was always the more likely strategy.
The pricing pressure that Jetstar could bring on Air New Zealand would depend on the schedule it flew.

 

[comint]

I've probably stuffed up all the terms, but using "yield" as a measure of profitability per customer & "load" as a measure of total number of available customers. I made a small little graph -

So, the question is - which routes, should be marketed by what brands in NZ? (Of course it is possible the one airline - Jetconnect, may actually operate everything. Unless QantasHQ aren't happy with their NZ management team/cost control at Jetconnect. )

 

[NM]

I've probably stuffed up all the terms, but using "yield" as a measure of profitability per customer & "load" as a measure of total number of available customers. I made a small little graph -

Perhaps you need to add a TT logo to the bottom left quadrant