November 1, 2023

During October, Ailevon Pacific had the privilege of attending & contributing to the agenda of the New Zealand Airports Association Hui (gathering), which was focused on: Working Together for a Connected New Zealand.

?We took the view that connecting New Zealand, like many economies, means different things to different people and organisations, and it wasn’t a simple linear assumption or objective.? Rather, it related to a range of stakeholders in different ways.? It wasn’t a purely domestic audience, or regional (trans-Tasman) audience that could be engaged.? Indeed, globally, connecting any economy has benefits.? Measuring performance or a peer assessment is crucial to understanding what could be achieved, or should be.? In this month’s analysis, we look at some of the slides presented, and consider their relativity to each other and regionally – where is performance yet to really deliver, or will hopefully soon, gather momentum to fulfill a destinations/airports potential.

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DATA Insight: regionally – who’s leading the pack?

With its picturesque views and abundance of activities all in one small location, Queenstown (ZQN) is outperforming significantly.? With Virgin Australia resuming services, and being the only destination in New Zealand for the airline to return to thus far, on top of being a very desirable place to visit – capacity in ZQN has powered ahead of other key city hubs.? In Australia, MEL leads the pack.

As at July, New Zealand had seen some recovery of global connectivity.? New airline entrants, and new services – especially to North America continues to grow.? More recently, that has been tempered with HA reducing services and moving to a seasonal operation.

?Regionally – there is an explosion of new growth – unsurprisingly, as distant countries and economies are reconnected.? As has been the case for decades, new connection and city pairs continue to rise, as the net growth of new services started, proves we are being more and more connected.? In the Pacific, that has certainly been the case, as distant and remote destinations become better served.

From Australia, airlines continue to add services, as the market remains extremely resilient, and the desire to travel remains top of the agenda for households.? Although – in recent days newly started services by Bamboo Airways will cease soon, having only recently started service to Australia since the pandemic.

Air Service Data Analytics Symposium

Fremantle, Perth 8-10 Nov. (PER-DEL Case Study)

?Next week! The Data Symposium will be preceded by our SOLD-OUT MasterClass in Air Service Development, and how to build better business cases.?

?Friday afternoon, at the close, we change it up with a Fremantle Walking Tour (3pm-5pm, Friday 10 November) – reserve you place now!

To register for the free tour, email your interest to Jessica.

Next in 2024… the first ever RoundTable to take place in Napier, New Zealand, 19-21 June, 2024.

?Insightful Aviation News In Recent Days

Asia Pacific

• Bamboo Airways suspends regional flights – November 1
• They're back: China's long lost tourists return to Brisbane – November 1
• Australia’s Rex Adds Adelaide-Brisbane Boeing 737 Flights – October 31
• SAS Resumes Flights Between Copenhagen & Bangkok, After 10-Years – October 31
• 4 of Australia’s 5 busiest airports welcomed new services in the last 48 hours – October 31
• HK Express anticipates all due A321neo by the end of 2025 – October 31
• Vistara Inaugurates Daily, Direct Flights Between Delhi And Hong Kong – October 31
• ‘Seemed impossible’: Airline’s big Aussie move – October 31
• Korean Air expands fleet with 20 more Airbus A321neo aircrafts – October 31
• Asiana Airlines board to meet again to decide Korean Air merger – October 30
• Air Canada Plans Asia-Pacific Capacity Growth – October 30

EMEA

• Virgin Atlantic cuts Austin-London route, a rare blow for the Texas city – November 1
• Ryanair Considering Cancelling Boeing 737 MAX Orders – October 31
• MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT LATEST: Rolling travel industry updates – October 31
• Saudi airline flynas expands networks to Brussels and Bahrain – October 30
• African Nations To Relax Visa Restrictions, Push For More Direct Flights – October 25

The Americas

• Witches first: Spirit Airlines lets costumed travellers board early on Halloween – October 31
• Spirit Airlines Joins Delta In Planning Flights To New Mexican Airport – October 31
• Air Canada lifts profit forecast on international travel rebound – October 30