"Infantile" Air New Zealand

[Foreigner]

Millionaire Sir Bob Jones let fly at Air NZ, buys his own private jet:

Sir Bob Jones buys private jet - Luxury - Stuff.co.nz

 

[samh004]

I guess if I had that much disposable income and mainly flew in NZ I'd probably have my own jet too... then again I do love the First lounge and my status, but I could leave that to international flying!

As for his outburst aboard ANZ, sounds like he was the idiot there.

 

[Denali]

More power to him but complaining about safety videos and industry standard safety checks sounds like grouchy old man with disposable income syndrome.

 

[Melburnian1]

Many of us might well agree that some safety videos (necessary though they are) are infantile as are too frequent announcements over the PA.

Nanny state - yes!

 

[eric2011]

Air New Zealand......DYKWIA, wanders off in a temper tantrum

 

[TomVexille]

Probably just mad that he didn't get EP1

 

[Denali]

Many of us might well agree that some safety videos (necessary though they are) are infantile as are too frequent announcements over the PA.
Nanny state - yes!

I would 100% agree with the Virgin America safety video (cartoon) but NZ, come'on..... they often make headlines for their creativity. Although I do admit to seeing the Betty White video 4 times within 32hrs and that was a bit too much.

 

[burmans]

More power to him but complaining about safety videos and industry standard safety checks sounds like grouchy old man with disposable income syndrome.

Thats him to a T. Bob Jones is an interesting man and good luck to him for having made a fair bit of money but I really dont understand why rich people think they are suddenly experts in areas where they demonstrate they clearly aren't! And yes, a couple of Australian examples of this spring readily to mind too!

 

[Foreigner]

Thats him to a T. Bob Jones is an interesting man and good luck to him for having made a fair bit of money but I really dont understand why rich people think they are suddenly experts in areas where they demonstrate they clearly aren't! And yes, a couple of Australian examples of this spring readily to mind too!

An eccentric personality and successful property investor. I saw him just the once when he was manager of NZ boxer (of Samoan heritage) who was the Commonwealth middleweight boxing champion in the 70's - Monty Betham.

 

[nickykim]

Not Bob Jones' first venture into private jet ownership.


This one used to be seen regularly over my back fence around 1987 when I lived in place which backed on to Queenstown Airport.

 

[nickykim]

...and with limited air traffic control, spotting this blue jet when joining the circuit was a pain in the A.