[oz_mark]

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Qantas-NZ deal rejected | Aviation | The Australian

Qantas-NZ deal rejected
Steve Creedy, Aviation writer
November 04, 2006

AIR New Zealand warned last night it would be forced to slash flights across the Tasman after Australia's competition watchdog moved to scotch a proposed price-fixing deal with Qantas.

The airlines wanted a deal that would give them 80 per cent of the trans-Tasman market, Australia's busiest overseas route, and allow them to co-ordinate routes, aircraft, schedules and fares.

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[garyjohn951]

Iwish these airlines would stop the winging, the rest of the business in Aussie/nz have to compete, no strings attached. If they are losing money, then stop flying the routes.
If i produce butter and cannot compete, I quit , simple

[maninblack]

Originally Posted by garyjohn951

Iwish these airlines would stop the winging, the rest of the business in Aussie/nz have to compete, no strings attached. If they are losing money, then stop flying the routes.
If i produce butter and cannot compete, I quit , simple

Surely the appropriate metaphor here is "bread and butter".

[JohnK]

Not surprised. I feel this is the right outcome. If they have to cut down on the number of routes then so be it.

[oz_mark]

Originally Posted by JohnK

Not surprised. I feel this is the right outcome. If they have to cut down on the number of routes then so be it.

I suspect they would have cut down on the flights either way.

[JohnK]

Originally Posted by oz_mark

I suspect they would have cut down on the flights either way.

You are right. I remember reading something in original proposal about both airlines reducing flights to increase overall capacity per flight.

[dajop]

Well maybe they should stop chasing each other around and fly some differentiated schedules! And get some sensible schedules, e.g. surely there is a demand for one of the two airlines to run a flight from MEL-AKL that gets into AKL before 5:20pm? Perhap a 7am that gets in around 12:30pm? Would do the trick. Oh that's Emirates time slot. Compete with each other, but certainly not them!

[serfty]

Originally Posted by dajop

Well maybe they should stop chasing each other around and fly some differentiated schedules! And get some sensible schedules, e.g. surely there is a demand for one of the two airlines to run a flight from MEL-AKL that gets into AKL before 5:20pm? Perhap a 7am that gets in around 12:30pm? Would do the trick. Oh that's Emirates time slot. Compete with each other, but certainly not them!

Yeah, before QF25 was routed ex MEL, we had QF33 departing 9:30am to arrive LOTLWC ~2pm.

Personally the ~noon 747 option works far better for me.. YMMV.

[Kiwi Flyer]

Originally Posted by serfty

Yeah, before QF25 was routed ex MEL, we had QF33 departing 9:30pm to arrive LOTLWC ~2pm.

That's a neat trick - time travel.

[serfty]

Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer

That's a neat trick - time travel.