[轉貼] Cathay Pacific to Christchurch: contentious Air New Zealand JV as Ca...

Source: https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/cathay-pacific-to-christchurch-contentious-air-new-zealand-jv-as-cathay-seeks-greater-agility-329018

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2. Cathay Pacific to Christchurch: contentious Air New Zealand JV as Cathay seeks greater "agility"
   
3. 20-Feb-2017
   
4. As Cathay Pacific is being forced to undergo a competitive metamorphosis it is exploring all options. The latest example is an expected announcement of a new Cathay Pacific route from Hong Kong to Christchurch in New Zealand's South Island. The service is expected to be seasonal (for the New Zealand summer), and is only Cathay's second seasonal long haul route after the Jan-2017 announcement of northern summer service to Barcelona.
   
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6. New Zealand is a small network component for Cathay but one of its last strongholds, due to a joint venture with Air New Zealand. The New Zealand government reluctantly extended approval for the JV despite Cathay and Air NZ reneging on an offer to use it to link Hong Kong with Christchurch, as well as Auckland. This would thereby have extended the JV to benefit more of New Zealand – a sensitive local matter based on the assertion that Auckland was receiving disproportionate air service benefit.
   
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8. Air NZ's JV with Cathay arch rival Singapore Airlines has resulted in SIA growing its presence in Christchurch. Cathay has been more frugal, and the NZ government determined that although the JV reduced competition, there was no prospective third competitor, so no harm done.
   
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10. But now that Hong Kong Airlines has entered Auckland, and then expanded, the Cathay-Air NZ JV faces disbanding. By finally committing to a Christchurch route Cathay appears to be bidding to keep the JV in play. But the New Zealand government will still probably withdraw approval of the Air NZ-Cathay JV. [3290 words]

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季節性飛CHC，絕對有得做，但全年飛基督城有待商確。現時，CX 冬季奧克蘭座位量比夏季超過1倍，但夏季仍然保守只有每日一班A350-900，比多年前夏季每周10班A340-300座位量為少，而且未有A350之前夏季長期「食柴」。

AKL近排轉左飛777 - 300er

香港直飛南島係有得做, 怡家單挑飛 AKL, 落南島又要另外買飛, 不如直接買 Air NZ 一張飛四程機.

落 Christchurch 淡季可以吾駛做 Daily, 霸住地頭先.

之前有個親戚問 NZ 有咩玩, 我話點都要落南島, 佢話如果買 CX 又要另外買 Domestic 落南島, 因為咁最後無去.

Brandon 發表於 2017-2-23 23:56
AKL近排轉左飛777 - 300er

遲早都係轉返用 359
77W 根本起 AKL 只係過度機型 ……

tridents 發表於 2017-2-24 09:37
香港直飛南島係有得做, 怡家單挑飛 AKL, 落南島又要另外買飛, 不如直接買 Air NZ 一張飛四程機.

落 Christ ...

而家國泰開始玩長途 seasonal，連西班牙都可以開兩個航點 o既時候，紐西蘭開埋去南島其實都唔係話咁特別意外，
何況而家又話同 NZ 玩 JV，咁樣玩下又有咩所謂。

我反而期待佢開其他歐洲二線 seasonal 就真 ……

AVD1 發表於 2017-2-24 12:48
遲早都係轉返用 359
77W 根本起 AKL 只係過度機型 ……

77W 唔算過渡機型，實情是seasonal capacity boost，2015年冬季開始CX197/198 已經有這樣的安排。

AVD1 發表於 2017-2-24 12:50
而家國泰開始玩長途 seasonal，連西班牙都可以開兩個航點 o既時候，紐西蘭開埋去南島其實都唔係話咁特別 ...

their JV has been effected in 2014 or earlier...

國泰已經出左新聞稿：
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx ... ween-hk-and-nz.html

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