1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: We've got data out on plane arrivals for April this morning. 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: Just sixty percent of Air New Zealand trans Tasman flights 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: in April left on time sixty percent. Compare that with 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: Jetstar seventy eight percent of their trans Tasman flights living 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: on time quantus seventy So why are we so bad? 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: Peter Clark, Aviation commentator, Peter, it's nice to have you 7 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: on the program. 8 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,319 Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning to you. 9 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: So what's going on here? 10 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 2: Well, I think we've got to take it in perspective. 11 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 2: Air New Zealand is the major carrier, but it's also 12 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 2: got a large fleet and they have a large number 13 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 2: of dispatches across the Tasman every day from Wellington, christ Church, 14 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 2: Queenstown and Auckland, so they've got a lot of aircraft 15 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 2: to turn around to get across, and most of those 16 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 2: aircraft have come in from other destinations, then train shipped 17 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 2: through Auckland and then go across. So there's all of 18 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 2: those factors that have to have to be taken into 19 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: accounts when you look at these figures and they are 20 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 2: based only on one month the stage. 21 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: Does it are we quite backed up? 22 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 2: Like? 23 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: Do we use our aircraft for these routes a lot 24 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 1: more than these other airlines. 25 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 2: Well, I think you've got to say that also they 26 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,480 Speaker 2: utilize their aircraft. They're come in from Los Angeles, come 27 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 2: into Auckland and then they'll head off somewhere else or 28 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: head off up into the Pacific across the Tasman. That 29 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 2: the Tasman's operated by a lot of the A three 30 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: twenty one aircraft. Now, which are they utilize for that? 31 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 2: They have the dispatches for those aircraft going across. But look, 32 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 2: Auckland has congestion, it has problems, and an aircraft gets in, 33 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 2: it's got to be turned around, it's got to be serviced, 34 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 2: it's got to be catered and and then it has 35 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 2: to be sent on its way, and that's the problem. Also, 36 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: there can be quite good congestion utilization of staff that 37 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 2: service the aircraft. A lot of the dispatches, especially in 38 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 2: the morning, there's a lot of aircraft departing out of Auckland. 39 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: So it's it's it's it's a big it's a big job. 40 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 2: Jetstar probably use their aircraft across the Tasman and then 41 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 2: they use them domestically. The same aircraft up and down 42 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: the country, So it's really hard, and I think in 43 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 2: New Zealand do it try hard. There's lots of things. 44 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 2: They probably are over utilizing the aircraft and they turnaround times. 45 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 2: They're not giving themselves enough margin there because they want 46 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: to get the aircraft in and out, trying. 47 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: To do too much too quickly. What about the I 48 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: looked at the airline performance. There's a domestic jet routes 49 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: for April, and I know you said it's only one month, 50 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: but if you look at the trend from January, their 51 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: performance air New Zone has been slipping month on month. 52 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think we are seeing that, and I think 53 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 2: they are having problems at the moment. They've got aircraft 54 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 2: problems with the engines and serviceability there. And look, I 55 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 2: only have to say speak from my own self. Just 56 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 2: last a week ago, I was in Singapore. I was 57 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: at the gate. My Triple seven Air New Zealand flight 58 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 2: was canceled right at the gate to New Zealand. So 59 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 2: that costs the airline a lot of money when they 60 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 2: can't dispatch an aircraft. So they've got to get those 61 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: aircraft in the air. And then we look at domestic 62 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 2: look the weather traffic problems at Airport at Auckland. Busy 63 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: times there, air traffic control, weather, all of these things 64 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: play into operating an aircraft. 65 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: Now, it's a tricky business, isn't it. Peter appreciate your time. 66 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: Peter Clark with us this Morning Aviation commentator. 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