The difference is a degrade in service not the same as what was available decades ago..nearly every element of the experience has been degraded..people moan about no proper Koru lounge in regional section at CHCH..to a mile and half walk out on the tarmac..most likely longest walk in NZ to an airplane through to flight noise, seats comfort.. time of flight..risk of flight re weather in winter..etc... not able to take a coffee out of the cafe crap lounge they now have..all have been a common complaint etc... works ok when you have exess demand however that can always change in time plus EI management tells you these people will consider all options in other purchases and customer loyalty goes out the window...