Air NZ to inaugurate 77W on AKL-BNE

[Steve Jones]

From airlineroute.net:

As per 04AUG10 GDS timetable and availability display, Air New Zealand has postponed planned Boeing 777-300ER service entry by 1 month.

Original service entry date was 12DEC10 on Auckland – Los Angeles NZ006/005.

New inauguration date is now planned for 10JAN11, Auckland – Brisbane NZ135/136 service. Also, planned introduction for Economy Class SkyCouch service is now postponed indefinitely.

In GDS seat map display, Air New Zealand 777-300ER aircraft is now showing SkyCouch rows (Row 37-48 ABC/HJK) as “High Value” seats.

Updated Boeing 777-300ER routes, including newly loaded service to Australia, as follows:

Auckland – Brisbane NZ135/136
10JAN11 – 16JAN11 Day 146
23JAN11 – 06MAR11 Day 7

Auckland – Los Angeles NZ006/005
16JAN11 – 31JAN11 Day 357
01FEB11 – 27FEB11 Daily
28FEB11 – 30MAR11 Day x4

Auckland – Los Angeles – London Heathrow NZ002/001
01APR11 - Daily

Auckland – Melbourne
01FEB11 NZ123/124

[lloyd fox]

http://www.jetspotter.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11682

Yes i agree Steve but i have a few more dates for MEL,which i will advise later.

[Michael Morrison]

Reply from Air NZ

There is currently no delay to the delivery of Boeing 777-300 to Air New Zealand.

As has always been communicated, the aircraft continues to be guaranteed available on NZ1 (LHR-LAX-AKL) and NZ2 (AKL-LAX-LHR) from April 2011. This is the first date/route on which people can purchase the new product.

Up until that point the aircraft will operate ad hoc on trans-Tasman and AKL-LAX services. As a result of the ad hoc nature of the flying, our existing Economy, Premium Economy and Business Premier product is the product for sale on those routes. If the customer ends up on a 777-300, they will be surprised and delighted about getting to experience the new product.

We continue to move around aircraft on the network, and as you point out, we have a 747 operating AKL-LAX services over December and into January to allow additional operational flexibility.

The Skycouch has never been a product to be sold on the Tasman, the same way that Premium Economy today isn’t sold on the Tasman. Therefore those seats are masked for the airline to seat frequent flyers as an added benefit to them. This seat mask is what this post has incorrectly interpreted as an indefinite delay to the introduction of the Skycouch.


Also posted on Twitter there is NO DELAY to the 77W arrival.

[Jim Liu]

http://www.jetspotter.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11682

Yes i agree Steve but i have a few more dates for MEL,which i will advise later.

AKL MEL (NZ123/124) as of 07AUG10.

11JAN11 - 12JAN11
14JAN11
01FEB11