'We're committed,' says Qantas head NZ

Qantas New Zealand’s regional general manager Rohan Garnett says the withdrawal of the airline from the Auckland-LA route was part of a broader strategy to restructure the company’s international operations. 'Unfortunately the Auckland-LA route, which primarily serves leisure passengers, is not profitable and the difficult decision has been made to cease operations. We remain 100% committed to the trans-Tasman market and will continue to operate around 30 flights a day between New Zealand and Australia,'  Garnett says.
Qantas continues to offer several flights each day to the United States from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, with the Sydney-Auckland portion of the LA service remaining and being served by a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. 'Our Australia-United States service offers passengers a wider choice of flights and aircraft, including the new A380 and first class service,' he says. The Auckland-LA service is one of a number of under performing routes that Qantas has withdrawn from in a difficult operating environment.  At this stage there is no impact on jobs in New Zealand, Garnett says.

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