Air NZ announces regional network cuts

[Bazza]

One of the blogs today pointed out that Whakatane people only had a one hour drive to Tauranga to catch their flights, similar to a large portion of Aucklanders
traveling to Mangere for theirs. Makes a point I suppose, in a country this small someone is always going to have to drive some distance to an airport.

Bet the Taupo people have breathed a sigh of relief having been left alone this time around....?

[ardypilot]

QUOTE (Bazza @ Nov 13 2014,3:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Bet the Taupo people have breathed a sigh of relief having been left alone this time around....?

Taupo are loosing their WLG flights.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (deeknow @ Nov 13 2014,12:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Don't think so Ian....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries...rs-receivership

Thats a pity , knew something was up with the painted 146 months back .. bloody pity .

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Article mentions using 208s, don't Salt Air already operate them out of Kaitaia? Caravans might be big enough but aren't they a bit slow?[/quote]
Slow , one thing mentioned during the Sydney airport tour, Kendel Air I think, even the said the Twotted could fly faster backwards was one of the companies in-house joke.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Bazza @ Nov 13 2014,3:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

One of the blogs today pointed out that Whakatane people only had a one hour drive to Tauranga to catch their flights, similar to a large portion of Aucklanders
traveling to Mangere for theirs. Makes a point I suppose, in a country this small someone is always going to have to drive some distance to an airport.

Bet the Taupo people have breathed a sigh of relief having been left alone this time around....?

Gone the rail , another so this is another service now everyone to bus's ? ... that is strange, small business will also get affected, eastern North Island, look how often roads get wiped out .... someone is really on the pulls and life blood to those sectors ... country is going Kaput .

[Lindstrim]

Guys, there will be people willing to try to take over these routes that have been 'suspended', some may have success and others that might only do it for the publicity then close them and move on.

Also please note that there are members here that are part of Eagle and are waiting news that affects them more than the people who have had their air service suspended.