Air NZ cutting 1100 flights due to high aviation fuel price

[LionKing]

44,000 passengers to be hit by Air NZ cancellations over fuel, CEO says

The airline is set to cancel around 1100 flights over fuel supply concerns, affecting the travel plans of thousands.

www.rnz.co.nz

Attention passengers:

Due to high jet fuel price and it appears Air NZ cannot afford them, your flight may be retained or cancelled.

So it seems the losses at Air NZ is going to be much more severe than expected. A 100% increase of jet fuel price to US$160 is crippling airlines operations.

Wonder how they can recover from here.

 

[elanshin]

Hmmm this would also serve to significantly demand on JQ/QF flights....

 

[RooFlyer]

More accurately, from the article:

between now and the end of April, early May the airline will cancel around 1100 flights.

 

[markis10]

Probably a good thing, a lot of the fleet is grounded anyway so its really same same

 

[Quickstatus]

44,000 passengers out of 1.9 million - about 2.3%. Though sounds like the regional ports will be affected the most.

 

[AuSammy]

44,000 people EFFECTED (not dumped or abandoned - moved to alternate flights).

1,100 flights cancelled, that means on average those flights only had 40 passengers, who are being accommodated on other flights

IMHO A huge media beat-up

 

[cambriamarsh]

44,000 passengers out of 1.9 million - about 2.3%. Though sounds like the regional ports will be affected the most.

Apparently not. All regionals will continue to be serviced.

 

[elanshin]

Apparently not. All regionals will continue to be serviced.

The wording sounds more like frequency cuts rather than route removal.

 

[clifford]

Sounds like an excuse for what they were already planning to do.