China Southern Plans Guangzhou-Brisbane-Auckland Route

[futaris]

China Southern Plans Guangzhou-Brisbane-Auckland Route - China Hospitality News - Corporate and Leisure Travel Planning for Hotels, Airlines, Meetings, and Events in China

China Southern Airlines is planning to launch an international roundtrip air route between Guangzhou, Brisbane, and Auckland from November 3, 2010.

Yet another airline flying BNE-AKL. So now we'll have QANTAS, Air New Zealand, Pacific Blue, Emirates and China Southern. NB, does Royal Brunei still do BNE-AKL?

Not to mention the other airlines from SYD, LAN and Aerolineas Argentina.

And Jetstar from OOL. Rumour has it Air Asia X may also start flying OOL-AKL soon.

 

[futaris]

http://www.chinahospitalitynews.com...hern-plans-guangzhou-brisbane-auckland-route/NB, does Royal Brunei still do BNE-AKL?

http://www.bruneiair.com/flightinfo/schedule/Royal_Brunei_Summer_2010.pdf says AKL-BWN is nonstop on a 763.

 

[munitalP]

Brisbane to China is exciting (for me at least). It may help open routes more than SYD/PVG

Mr!

 

[dajop]

Maybe some Skyteam status runs.

 

[samh004]

That is assuming they’ll be allowed to sell seats between BNE and AKL. They could be in the same boat (a/c?) as CX who don’t sell seats between CNS and BNE?

 

[futaris]

Transtasman flights fall under the Fifth Freedom. I don't know of any any airline that hasn't gotten these rights.

CNS-BNE would be a domestic flight, so not covered. See Eighth Freedom.

 

[Keith009]

That is assuming they’ll be allowed to sell seats between BNE and AKL. They could be in the same boat (a/c?) as CX who don’t sell seats between CNS and BNE?

AFAIK, due to the trans tasman single aviation market, any airline that has the right to fly to Australia also has the right to operate 5th freedom flights onwards to NZ, and vice versa.

 

[samh004]

CNS-BNE would be a domestic flight, so not covered. See Eighth Freedom.

Although not cited in the article, would this blurb mean RyanAir could set up a domestic service in New Zealand if they wanted to:

New Zealand had previously exchanged eighth-freedom rights with Ireland in 1999.

Or would that only be covered under ninth-freedom?

 

[browski]

Hopefully some good Guangzhou connections to either AMS or CDG.
Nice to have 3 Skyteam carriers adding routes to/from Oz.

 

[futaris]

CZ to launch CAN-BNE-AKL in September - FlyerTalk Forums

New CZ Australia schedule released to take effect from November. Looks like AKL is no longer planned. I wonder what made them change their mind? Perhaps direct CAN-AKL in the works?

Guangzhou – Brisbane
CZ381 CAN2100 – 0745+1BNE 332 136
CZ382 BNE0915 – 1620CAN 332 247

China Southern expands Australia: 2nd Daily Sydney and New Brisbane service

 

[futaris]

China Airlines resumes Auckland service from Jan 2011 « AIRLINE ROUTE

China Airlines resumes Auckland service from Jan 2011


As per 02NOV10 GDS timetable and inventory display, China Airlines from 01JAN11 is resuming service to Auckland, after nearly 10 years of service suspension. 3 weekly Taipei – Brisbane service with Airbus A330-300, is to extend to Auckland.
In particular, China Airlines is the new entrant to the Brisbane – Auckland market, competing against QANTAS, Air New Zealand, Pacific Blue and Emirates. Prior to Auckland service suspension, it used to operate Taipei – Sydney – Auckland with MD11.
Schedule below:

CI053 TPE2350 – 1035+1BNE1215+1 – 1825+1AKL 333 146
CI054 AKL2045 – 2125BNE2315 – 0600+1TPE 333 257