AIR TRAVEL – UNITED STATES

Air New Zealand doubles down on Houston route

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 24 : 22-Jan-16

Air New Zealand will face competition on the New Zealand-US route from mid-2016, when American Airlines and United Airlines commence flights on the route. Meanwhile, Air NZ has reduced its capacity on the Auckland-Los Angeles and Auckland-San Francisco routes in response to strong demand for airfares for its recently launched flights between Auckland and Houston. The carrier will offer five flights on the route each week from March.

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AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED – ASX AIZ, AMERICAN AIRLINES INCORPORATED, UNITED AIR LINES INCORPORATED, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, MACQUARIE EQUITIES LIMITED, JETSTAR AIRLINES PTY LTD, CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED, VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH

Air NZ seeks to delay Qantas competition

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 6-Jul-15

Qantas and American Airlines plan to increase capacity on the Australia-US route by about nine per cent in late 2015. Qantas will reintroduce flights from Sydney to San Francisco, while American Airlines will offer daily flights on the Sydney-Los Angeles route. They are awaiting interim approval for the increased capacity from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, but Air New Zealand has expressed concern about the proposed alliance in a submission to the competition regulator.

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QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, AMERICAN AIRLINES INCORPORATED, AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED – ASX AIZ, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE INCORPORATED

Virgin, Delta keep Pacific capacity

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Original article by Jamie Freed
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 25 : 19-Mar-15

Virgin Australia and Delta Air Lines will seek regulatory approval to extend their alliance for another 10 years. However, the carriers have ruled out increasing their capacity on the Australia-US route. Delta president Edward Bastian has also indicated that the US carrier does not intend to introduce flights between Melbourne and Los Angeles. Qantas increased its capacity on several routes between Australia and the US in 2014

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VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX VAH, DELTA AIR LINES, QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED – ASX QAN, AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN AUSTRALIA