AIR - Air NZ.

[Beagle]

Opinion piece. Interesting theory/read.

http://www.theage.com.au/business/av...08-go1xto.html

Looks like a complete takeover can't be ruled out after all. Overseas division is losing $30m a year anyway...just jettison it and take on Qantas locally.
Rebrand it Singapore domestic and with their great reputation the kangaroo airline would have plenty to worry about.

[skid]

They will have lost that ''connection'' in OZ you were referring to earlier--although Singapore air would still keep it in the Star alliance so that would be best case scenario.

Meanwhile......does that count?????....Nah ,one morning under $3 doesnt qualify,but just goes to show (refer earlier post)

[Zaphod]

Having a local *A domestic carrier in Australia would provide some further advantages for passenger, but the existing code-sharing agreement works well and provides most of the major benefits anyway IMO.

[winner69]

Jeez - these 'awards' from The Telegraph

Everybody wants to come to their favourite country New Zealand and AIRplanes are the 3rd best long haul in the world. What a combo

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ne...15-16-winners/

[macduffy]

Headline in today's AFR:

"Air NZ denies imminent sale of Virgin stake"

Article is behind the paywall, of course.

[Marilyn Munroe]

Headline in today's AFR:

"Air NZ denies imminent sale of Virgin stake"

Article is behind the paywall, of course.

Probably a re-hash of this from the Sydney Morning Herald;

http://www.smh.com.au/business/aviat...13-go504p.html

Boop boop de do
Marilyn

[Snow Leopard]

Tangential to doing checks on obscure airlines that actually fly to where I wish to go come June was the interesting discovery that customers rate

AirAsiaX

higher than

Air New Zealand

Best Wishes
Paper Tiger

[garfy]

On that particular survey Garuda Indonesian, Qantas, and Virgin Australia were ahead of Air NZ...... go figure.

[Snow Leopard]

On that particular survey Garuda Indonesian, Qantas, and Virgin Australia were ahead of Air NZ...... go figure.

I have not flown with Qantas or Oz Virgin since 2010/11 so would not be fair to comment but I have flown enough flights with the modern Garuda Indonesia to confirm that they are excellent.

Best Wishes
Paper Tiger

[Beagle]

Probably a re-hash of this from the Sydney Morning Herald;

http://www.smh.com.au/business/aviat...13-go504p.html

Boop boop de do
Marilyn

Thanks for the information. Where there's smoke there's fire...