NSWP Posted March 13, 2018 #26 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Flight from AUK-SYD is a breeze, depending on type of aircraft and winds, roughly 3 hours, a meal a drink and a movie and thou art there. About 5 years ago we came back from AUK on an Emirates A380, big tail wind and fast aircraft, 2 hours and 45 minutes, almost a record. Cabin crew really had to rush through the full international meal service, dessert got thrown at us as we did the landing descent into Steak and Kidney.:rolleyes:I missed out on the cognac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 13, 2018 Author #27 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Thanks NSWP. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted March 13, 2018 #28 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Qantas, ‘caus I’m an Aussie. But seriously not much between them, when I was flyin I’d be happy with either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 13, 2018 Author #29 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Qantas, ‘caus I’m an Aussie. But seriously not much between them, when I was flyin I’d be happy with either. Thank you. Makes sense. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korimako Posted March 13, 2018 #30 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Air NZ cause I'm a Kiwi. Also can use our FF miles to pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 14, 2018 Author #31 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Air NZ cause I'm a Kiwi. Also can use our FF miles to pay Thank you. I'm all set now and appreciate everyone's advice. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 14, 2018 #32 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I would fly either line with the cheapest fare, if they are both equal on price, I would fly Qantas, for the FF points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted March 14, 2018 #33 Share Posted March 14, 2018 My daughter and her family (including two very young children) recently flew back from Wellington to Brisbane on Air NZ. After a couple of hours' delay because of high winds they finally took off. They hadn't had breakfast but, being an international flight, there would be a meal wouldn't there? No. Not unless you bought it. To make it worse, security had confiscated the cooler bags she had to keep the toddlers' milk cold. BTW, she had taken them from home on their initial flight. There also was no inflight entertainment in Economy, only in the front of the plane. She arrived in Brisbane rather stressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility Base Posted March 14, 2018 #34 Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) If it was non stop it sounds like a Virgin Australia 737 which I think is the type used on that sector. Edited March 14, 2018 by Tranquility Base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 14, 2018 #35 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Code share perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted March 15, 2018 #36 Share Posted March 15, 2018 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 16, 2018 #37 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Code share perhaps? Air NZ do code share with Virgin. a few years ago coming back from UK, we had booked Air NZ but were on Virgin Atlantic Flight LHR to San Francisco, had a week there then onto a real Air NZ aircraft SF-AUK-Syd. Pretty good Virgin Atlantic and Air NZ.:p Plinty of Lemb on Air NZ from memory Bro, Roast Lemb SF to AUK and a Lemb and Munt pie AUK-SYD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rassa Posted March 16, 2018 #38 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Don't you love the Air New Zealand ads with the goose - so good and entertaining. Rosie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 16, 2018 #39 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Don't you love the Air New Zealand ads with the goose - so good and entertaining.Rosie Yes, great ads those. Great airline, Air Nu Ziland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted March 16, 2018 #40 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I like the themed ones on LOTR and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted March 16, 2018 #41 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Don't you love the Air New Zealand ads with the goose - so good and entertaining.Rosie It does make the airline appear better... but still not enough to get me in the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanb41 Posted March 20, 2018 #42 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Qantas has a larger baggage allowance than Air New Zealand and they provide a meal as standard unlike Air NZ which you have to pay for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korimako Posted March 20, 2018 #43 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Fair enough, but the OP did say if cost wasn't a factor and we don't know what class of travel they were considering. But they've decided now anyway:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoncom Posted March 20, 2018 #44 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Keith, Latest Travel/Leisure lists ANZ as best of International carriers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted March 20, 2018 #45 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Qantas has a larger baggage allowance than Air New Zealand and they provide a meal as standard unlike Air NZ which you have to pay for Yes a bit poor Air NZ not providing a feed in 'sheep class' on the NZ -AUS flights, surely a munted lemb pie would not be too much to ask for?:') If you have travelled into NZ say from USA on Air NZ then got onto connecting flight to say Sydney, you will get a feed, we got breakfast on AUK-SYD sector, LAX/AUK/SYD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodml Posted March 25, 2018 #46 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Having been on several Airlines, Qantas, Air NZ, Singapore, Cathay, Virgin, Thai, IMO Qantas is over rated, lazy cabin crew and way overpriced. The main reason reason Aussies fly with Qainta..e is because they have not had a decent crash.:') For instance in a couple of months we are flying Cathay Pacific Business Class to LHR and return to Syd, Boeing 777-300ER @ $5,500. What does our national carrier demand for same return flight? Can you believe $8000. Come in Spinner.:evilsmile: Our last Qantas international flight in April last year, KH-Syd, was a shocker, old Boeing 747 circa 1974, broken seat, even in in business class, lazy, incompetent mostly, cabin crew, ordinary tucker. I would if I had to fly Qantas interstate as we have quite a few Qantas FF points, but never long haul with them. I thought it was just me:D. We just returned home to Canada after several weeks in Australia and flew domestically a number of times with Qantas. We all kept saying, why is there so much hype about this airline? As you said, both the crew and the desk agents came off as very lazy, unconcerned, and often, snippy. Which really hasn’t been our experience with Aussies in general the three times we’ve been there. The planes were filthy and boarding was bedlam with no organization whatsoever. They bumped my niece off our connecting flight when arriving from LAX and connecting to Melbourne saying the international connection time was too short even though four more of us on the same flights didn’t get bumped. They also didn’t point it out when we rechecked all our bags after clearing customs. Just told her she needed a new boarding pass and we discovered it at the gate as we went to board that they had reassigned her to a flight 2 hours later. Earlier boarding pass had correct flight. It was bizarre really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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