Back in the 1980's there was a regular Air NZ 737 CHC-HBA on saturday competing with them was TAA 727 later on Air NZ added a second weekly flight. Now all Passengers will usually fly via MEL to get to NZ from TAS. Today in 2009 there is still no direct flights. Is the market viable now that is the question? If it was viable in the 80's the markets have grown since then would it be viable for direct flights again? Virgin's E-jet would be suitable for this market as a A320 would be to big a plane to fill. A E190 with 104 seats would be easier to fill than a A320 at 180 seats. Two flights a week would be an ideal start eg 1 HBA-AKL and 1 HBA-CHC.
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