AIR - Air NZ.

[Beagle]

Counted up the different airlines i've flown in the last couple of years, over 20, chosen purely on price.

Although I do have to admire those that invest and only swear by flying airnz, you're helping generate your own returns. I guess when you're only flying economy its not a big deal who you fly with. My last trip to London was via Taipei for less than half the price of Air NZ on China Airlines flying a literally brand new a350 and i couldnt fault the service at all.

Seat pitch and width in economy doesn't look too bad by 2018 standards either. https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Ch...s_A350-900.php

There will always be people who choose based on price alone and others based on other factors. I wouldn't underestimate the number of people who choose AIR for parochial reasons and / or people who are nervous flyers and choose based on a brand they know and trust. To others its literally a bus in the air. and the cheapest bus is the best bus. Each to their own. I am happy with AIR's metrics, cheap PE and close to 10% gross dividend yield. Happy to fly them too...didn't even bother to look at JetStar's website when booking just recently. Nothing wrong with $104 each way Auckland to Queenstown especially when paying with free airpoints 2 million or thereabouts airpoints members best I can recall which has probably got a lot to do with brand loyalty too

[winner69]

Industry speculation is it’s Air NZ

But it could be anybody eh

https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/pres...a350-900s.html

[Beagle]

Industry speculation is it’s Air NZ

But it could be anybody eh

https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/pres...a350-900s.html

I would think AIR's next order will be for aircraft not powered by RR engines !

Airlines making it very tough to join the mile high club https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/...-in-more-seats

[Snow Leopard]

Not celebrating AIR being the 17th best airline in the world with the best Premium Economy ?

https://www.worldairlineawards.com/w...airlines-2018/

https://www.worldairlineawards.com/w...my-class-2018/

[Bobdn]

Not celebrating AIR being the 17th best airline in the world with the best Premium Economy ?

https://www.worldairlineawards.com/w...airlines-2018/

https://www.worldairlineawards.com/w...my-class-2018/

under discussion at the moment here:

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.as...topicid=239446

According to poster sbiddle Air has never been in the top 10 of this award "....since 2012 they've been 17th, 18th, 16th, 17th, 17th, 19th and 17th this year."

[Snow Leopard]

under discussion at the moment here:

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.as...topicid=239446

According to poster sbiddle Air has never been in the top 10 of this award "....since 2012 they've been 17th, 18th, 16th, 17th, 17th, 19th and 17th this year."

They were top 10 for four or five years in a row upto and including 2011.

I seem to recall that one year they placed ahead of Qantas.

[Bobdn]

Ah, ok. So many awards for airlines and everything else these days it seems. I wonder when this award madness kicked off? I imagine it's a relatively recent thing in western civilization, not more than 40 years old.

[Blue Skies]

Not celebrating AIR being the 17th best airline in the world with the best Premium Economy ?

https://www.worldairlineawards.com/w...airlines-2018/

https://www.worldairlineawards.com/w...my-class-2018/

Ahh..... these awards rate Garuda in Top 10 Airlines in the World ?? Scary!

[Snow Leopard]

Ahh..... these awards rate Garuda in Top 10 Airlines in the World ?? Scary!

You obviously know absolutely nothing about the modern Garuda Airlines.

[Snow Leopard]

Ah, ok. So many awards for airlines and everything else these days it seems. I wonder when this award madness kicked off? I imagine it's a relatively recent thing in western civilization, not more than 40 years old.

That reminded me of this wonderful post:

because there are so many different awards out there...nothing more than a PR sham. The next award will be from a weetbix box.