As of today, Qantas is resuming flights to New York, for the first time in over three years. However, the New York service looks a bit different than it did pre-pandemic.
Continue reading: Qantas Launches Auckland To New York Route
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With 5th freedom rights JFK-AKL, this route could stick around post A350-1000 nonstops SYD-JFK.
It will be interesting to see how well QF does but I would bet they can hold their own vs. NZ.
I'm excited for the route but I'll admit it's been hard to find award availability on this route on both Qantas and Air New Zealand.
Now I'm wondering the amount of radiation a flight like this may expose us and the crew.
Not sure how "New York" the beef filet and the pecan pie are, but it's certainly a fun little add on and the other options are a good represntation of NY.
I did the LHRPERLHR run a couple of years ago. I have yet to grow a third limb.
Growing up, I always said, "that's as New York as Pecan pie with crème fraiche." Joking aside, those PJs are pretty cool. I'd like to get my hands on a set of them.
When comparing the actual QF and NZ business class seats, QF wins hands down. I would not pay for the dated NZ seat.
I have just purchased the RV pyjama set through the QF shopping portal 'The Marketplace' for delivery in August. I believe that I paid AUD $70 per set.
Why would New Zealand allow fifth freedom rights to Qantas and give them the opportunity to compete with their own national airline on the route from AKL-JFK?
It's like we were *both* New Yorkers! The pecan pie was a very *wtf?* kind of thing to this guy from the Bronx!
Under CER (closer economic relations) between AU/NZ, the two countries are a single aviation market, so both airlines are entitled to operate onward flights from the other's country. They rarely need to. Both airlines can operate to their other destinations non-stop or with better options for a technical stop. I think QF1 and 2 between SYD/LHR is their only one. (They could have mirrored LATAM to fly SYD-SCL via AKL but QF flies non-stop.)