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- Summary: GENERAL: AIA: AIAL Jetstar decision to suspend Auckland - Singapore
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AIA
20/03/2014 13:14
GENERAL
REL: 1314 HRS Auckland International Airport Limited
GENERAL: AIA: AIAL Jetstar decision to suspend Auckland - Singapore
Media Release l 20 March 2014
Jetstar decision to suspend Auckland - Singapore services
Auckland Airport is disappointed by Jetstar's decision to suspend its
Auckland - Singapore services from 21 July.
Jetstar started flying the route three years ago and announced it was
suspending the route because the service was not performing as the carrier
would have liked and its capacity could be better put to use on other routes.
Glenn Wedlock, Auckland Airport's general manager aeronautical commercial,
says, "We are disappointed Jetstar has decided to remove almost 100,000 low
fare seats from the market and reduce the travel choices of 85,000 passengers
every year."
"The cost of this announcement to the New Zealand tourism industry is over
$70 million every year, so it's important we secure capacity in wider Asian
markets to replace this loss. Auckland Airport is actively working on
replacing this value."
"Today's announcement confirms the concerns we expressed to New Zealand's
Minister of Transport that the proposed alliance between Singapore Airlines
and Air New Zealand could have detrimental impacts on the growth and
promotion of competition in international air services."
"Today's decision from Jetstar is a reminder of the importance of the airport
continuously marketing Auckland as a destination to other airlines."
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For further information please contact:
Simon Lambourne
+64 9 255 9089
+64 27 477 6120
[email protected]
End CA:00248468 For:AIA Type:GENERAL Time:2014-03-20 13:14:50
