Whatever happened to Trans-Tasman flights going 'domestic'?

[serfty]

I wouldn't say nothing is happening. Consultants are still being paid good money to investigate this.

Example: http://www.ret.gov.au/tourism/Documents/nltts/working-grps/GHDTasmanProject.pdf

Hmmm ... that was a "Final Report".


First recommendations are:

1. Stakeholders should note the findings of the report;
2. The Australian and New Zealand Governments should continue exploring and implementing cost-effective measures to complete the move to a ‘domestic-like experience’ model for trans-Tasman travel as a potential interim step towards a common border;
3. The Tourism Access Working Group should consider further work to develop a full business case for the common border model, ...

To summarise: Read the report, File it and busdget some more so we can keep researching.

I will stand by my previous posts on this topic, the Federal government is not going to give up the massive revenue from passengers departing Oz to NZ.

1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2012

In 2010, 2,772K passengers flew from Australia to NZ, at $47 each indexed; that's $130M. At today's $55 (indexed) that would be $152M+.

 

[pauly7]

Gosh- glad to hear this! It never would have made sense to me (and I assume for some others here as well): Who cares about the added tax if you get to the QF First lounge in return AND can buy two bottles of cheap Duty Free booze on the way back? I fly over to Auckland just for the weekend quite regularly and would NEVER consider going there that often if it wasn't for these benefits.

Hahaha hilarious post.... But kinda true!!