The podcast discusses Air New Zealand's ongoing reduction of flights to regional cities like Nelson and Tauranga, attributing the cuts to broader commercial optimisation and rising costs, with concerns about long-term impacts on regional connectivity and affordability.
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Look, it's a big question. We have to take them at their word on their approach at the moment where they are essentially, I'd describe it as optimising in the face of increased costs. So they're looking to consolidate flights on the same day where it makes sense, things like that. But we do have to reflect on the fact that this isn't about reducing fuel costs specifically. One return flight to New York, for instance, would use the same amount of fuel as 170 return flights to New Plymouth. So this is about more broad commercial optimisation, which is... something that we can understand that they need to do, not about reducing that burden of fuel cost overall on the airline, otherwise we'd see a greater focus on long haul.
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cost-driven, not fuel-specific, raising concerns about sustainability
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