Agreed. Concentrating on pacific rim destinations makes good common sense.
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Wasn't the whole point and justification for flying to Houston about opening up the East coast it the states using Houston as a hub?
That seems to have been forgotten about now... Hope this new flight actually adds value and doesn't just cannibalise existing routes.
I imagine there will be no cargo revenue also.. As these 787's will be payload restricted.
As a passenger there is still nothing quite like the feeling of stepping on board and NZ aircraft at Heathrow to come home ... I will miss that despite maybe trading it for cheaper fares and more routing options perhaps. As an investor, I like my juicy NZ dividends, so if NY is where it is at and the route is more profitable than London then lets go there.
End of an era for sure but no room for sentiment in business. https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/kiwi-...ghts-to-london
First class cost in 2019 dollars about $57,000 when it started.
I've seen economy class on a decent airline like Emirates for $1,699 return recently. Times have changed !
As I recall, my return flight to London in 1990 was $2400. From memory I flew on the last day of the shoulder season- end of May.