By the way, I saw AIA were building more carousels at international terminal when I got back last Sunday.....just perspective ;)
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By the way, I saw AIA were building more carousels at international terminal when I got back last Sunday.....just perspective ;)
Hey mayday ....with a handle like that you shouldn't be posting on this thread
bought a small package last week while I was overseas, just thought it was cheap :t_up:
I tried Qantas from Dubai to Sydney few months ago, service was ok but not as good as AIR. Emirates however is alot better.
Boeing 787-9 is less noisy than A380-800 but both are super comfy, just IMO
It is a personal experience like you read on tripadvisor, same hotel some people give 5, some 4, 3....1
I have been flying with many airlines over years (mostly economy class), both air nz and emirates are the best so far, me reckon, based on on-time flight, food, beverage, cabin service...
When Emirates (EK) first entered the trans-tasman market I was regularly flying the AKL-BNE sector in economy on EK exclusively. Both the hard and soft products were right on par with AirNZ's, however after a year or two there was some noticable declines in both EK products. But the big issue for me was that the slots weren't convinent. Leaving AKL after 5PM meant spending an extra night, so I went back to AirNZ which during NZ DST (QLD doesn't have DST) meant I'd arrive mid morning.
Differences in pricing were negligible.
China Eastern appear to be positioning themselves between a LCC and a budget full service carrier. I haven't flown with them personally, have some colleagues have stated that the food and aircraft itself are decidedly average, but offered good fares.
The Chinese tourism market is potentially huge, so there is probably more than enough room for both AirNZ and competitors on the sectors to/from China. The elephant in the room is any potential economic decline in China, which is a real possibility.
"BONUS PAYMENT TO QANTAS GROUP EMPLOYEES
SYDNEY, 3 July 2015:
Qantas Airways Limited today announced a one-off bonus payment will be made to all employees covered by an 18-month wage freeze policy as part of their collective agreement.
All Qantas, Jetstar, and other Group employees covered by finalised Agreements that include the wage freeze will receive a one-off payment worth five per cent of their base annual salary. The payment to eligible employees will be made shortly after release of the Group’s full year results on 20 August 2015.
Bonus payments for employee groups not currently covered by the wage freeze policy will be made once Agreements including the wage freeze are finalised. This bonus does not extend to employees who are part of management bonus schemes, which will be determined separately.
The bonus payment will be made to up to 28,000 Qantas Group employees, costing an estimated $90 million on full implementation. It is anticipated that the non-recurring cost of up to $90 million will be recognised in the Group’s 2016 financial year, outside of underlying earnings.
Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce said the bonus was recognition of the contribution made by all employees to strengthening the Group’s long-term competitive position through the wage freeze and the delivery of all Qantas Transformation targets on or ahead of schedule.
"The rapid turnaround of the Qantas Group has only been made possible through the dedication and hard work of all our people," said Mr Joyce.
"Our ability to make these bonus payments reflects a bright future for the Qantas Group, provided we stay focussed on fully delivering the transformation program that has brought us this far."
Qantas expects to have realised at least $875 million of the targeted $2 billion of benefits in the Qantas Transformation program as of the end of financial year 2015.
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Wonder if AIR employees are also given a special bonus...