That is a good post, thanks. Hopefully it doesn't cause a ruckus at Air NZ.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12326682
"Very light (polite description) domestic essential worker travel today on @FlyAirNZ. Only 175 passengers booked across 14 flights. Will check the statistics to establish whether this is a (bad) record."
Average load just 12.5 passengers per plane, assuming they all show up for their flights. Should be no problem maintaining 2 metres distance from crew or other passengers.
I stand corrected - 35 crew COVID positive.
Much anger inside the company that this information was withheld for so long.
The public have a right to be angry as well after all the "corporate spin" from AIR that its perfectly safe to travel on aircraft and the planes have hospital grade filtration systems. Thankfully the public are well aware the best place to avoid at this time (unless you absolutely have no other alternative) is hospital, onboard an aircraft or in a doctor's waiting room, all about as bad as each other.
I hope the idiot who attended the wedding at Bluff already sneezing and a bit sick and the other person in Vancouver engaging in reckless endangerment of others have already been fired.
Rarely is a Pilot fired sadly.
Yes, exactly Raz. Totally unconscionable behaviour,. And if they don't run the flight, cause its not worthwhile to them to do so, then the abandoned passenger gets a voucher that may or may not be worth jacks*** in the future.
Good on the government for doing them over in their time of need.
Typical Auckland Weather:
https://d3lcr32v2pp4l1.cloudfront.ne...and_992462.jpg
from Flight Global
Possibly because AIR NZ do not know that she is a US citizen? Are you sure they told her that she can enter NZ, or did they tell her that her flight is still on and she can still fly? There is a difference. But on the balance of things AIR should have asked more questions and provided more information.
If I were a NZ citizen in the States and had an AIR flight booked I would welcome AIR calling to tell me that the flight is still on and that I can still be repatriated to NZ. Saves me the hassle of trying to get through which is difficult in these times potentially.
Air NZ to close Nelson maintenance facility
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/121...ty-devastating
The Q300's are approaching their end of life, as are some of the ATR-72's (500's). Social distancing requirements also mean that Air NZ is likely to require larger planes for domestic routes.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/ind...covid19-crisis
I can't see this route opening until late 2021 at least.