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Air New Zealand to shut down low-cost Freedom Air next year. Air New Zealand said it will shut down its Freedom Air low-cost unit next March 30, replacing many of its services with ANZ mainline flights, which the company said have similar fares to Freedom flights but offer better service. GM-Short Haul Airlines Norm Thompson said a review of short-haul Freedom services across the Tasman Sea to Australia revealed that passengers' "overwhelming preference was for us to focus on upgrading and enhancing our services." Freedom Air has been operating for more than 10 years. "The reality is that the price of airfares has fallen dramatically over the past 10 years and today there is little difference between Freedom and Air New Zealand fares, "Thompson said, noting that customers booking ANZ flights across the Tasman will get "a more consistent and higher quality of service" than aboard Freedom flights. He said the switch means ANZ will add nine new city-pairs, including one new Australian destination (Coolangatta) and two New Zealand destinations (Dunedin and Hamilton) to its network. "The switch from Freedom Air to Air New Zealand will have a number of advantages for many passengers, including the ability for them to earn Air New Zealand Airpoints, enjoy seamless booking services and all the other great benefits that arise from Air New Zealand's full-service network," he said. No redundancies are anticipated as affected staff will be offered jobs within ANZ Group, Thompson added. Freedom operates A320-200s. Source: Air Transport World
Quite amazing eh!
Quite amazing eh!
SQ- the way to fly!
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