Ansett are staking much on the introduction of the BAe 146. For the passenge_rs, the primary appeal will be their luxury five-abreast seating configuration which will be sold at a standard economy fare. East-West has also wisely adopted this spacious configuration for its new 146-300s.

Deregulation Countdown – The New Zealand Experience

The New Zealand Experience

This is the second of a three part series examining the effects of domestic airline deregulation. In our last issue we evaluated the Canadian experience and this issue we examine what has occurred in New Zealand following a half decade of free market access. Our next issue hosts the conclusion to this series where we document the Australian situation on the very eve of deregulation and attempt to foretell what may lie ahead in the early years of deregulation

Six years ago, New Zealand’s domestic air services were deregulated.

Previously,a tightly run system required proof from a would-be airline not only that it had the cash, the aircraft and the expertise to mount services, but also that there were waiting passengers, in a high state of anticipation.

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