QF & DJ notes

Qantas/Jetconnect Notes
A day of chaos for Jetconnect domestically on Wednesday 18-Mar-2009 with 7 canceled flights, and the use of non business class equipt B737-376 ZK-JNB on QF126/125 AKL-BNE-AKL.

The chaos was caused with both B733 ZK-JNC and B734 ZK-JTQ out of action, and also resulted in the cancellation of 4 flights today 19-Mar-2009.

Boeing 737-476 ZK-JTP which positioned from Wellington to Christchurch on Sunday 25-Jan-2009 and entered the maintenance hanger, re-entered service today. JTP is now painted in the new livery and also carries the Spirit of Australia titles. Photos can be seen HERE.

The Jetconnect fleet hasn't previously worn the Spirit of Australia titles, to identify the fleet as New Zealand not Australian. The return of the titles is due to the impending withdrawl of domestic services, leaving the 734s operating only on the trans-tasman services. They will of course then be replaced by 738s, so this is also in preparation for their future return to the mainline fleet.

Pacific Blue Notes
The usual cancellation of the Friday and Sunday DJ175 Brisbane - Nadi on 13 & 15-Mar-2009. PacBlue also canceled DJ82 Brisbane - Christchurch on Monday 16-Mar-2009.

It is interesting that the second Fri & Sun Nadi flight from Brisbane is routinely canceled but Pacific Blue has used the SYD-NAN and BNE-NAN flights as references to the popularity of Fiji in THIS press release announcing the introduction of services to Nadi from both Melbourne and Adelaide, commencing Thursday 04-June-2009, the timetable is as follows

DJ105 ADL-NAN 0905-1640 Friday & Sunday
DJ104 NAN-ADL 1630-2030 Thursday & Saturday
DJ107 MEL-NAN 0905-1550 Thursday & Saturday
DJ106 NAN-MEL 1725-2115 Friday & Sunday

The aircraft will operate the following pattern over the four day period Th-Su, MEL-NAN-ADL-o/n-ADL-NAN-MEL-o/n-MEL-NAN-ADL-o/n-ADL-NAN-MEL