ViPTRiP is your 100% NZ Travel Agency! -     Instant flight availability check and up to date pricing. Name and email required.

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

cheap business class  flights Auckland to BangkokX Cheap Flights Auckland to BeijingX Cheap Flights Auckland to FaroX Cheap Flights Auckland to FrankfurtX cheap flights Auckland to LondonX Cheap Flights Auckland to LosbonX Cheap Flights Auckland to LyonX cheap flights Auckland to MarseilleX Cheap Flights Auckland to MilanX cheap flights Auckland to NiceX cheap flights Auckland to ParisX cheap flights Auckland to BangkokX Cheap Flights Auckland to ShanghaiX cheap flights Auckland to SingaporeX Cheap Flights Auckland to TokyoX cheap flights Auckland to VeniceX cheap flights Auckland to ViennaX Cheap Flights Auckland to ZurichX Cheap Flights BeijingX Cheap Flights Stopover BangkokX Cheap Flights Stopover Los AngelesX Cheap Flights Stopover MiamiX Cheap Flights Stopover New YorkX Cheap Flights Stopover San FranciscoX Cheap Flights Stopover ShanghaiX Cheap Flights Stopover Vancouver

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

cheap flights Auckland to BangkokX Cheap Flights Auckland to BeijingX Cheap Flights Auckland to FaroX Cheap Flights Auckland to FrankfurtX cheap flights Auckland to LondonX Cheap Flights Auckland to LosbonX Cheap Flights Auckland to LyonX cheap flights Auckland to MarseilleX Cheap Flights Auckland to MilanX cheap flights Auckland to NiceX cheap flights Auckland to ParisX cheap flights Auckland to BangkokX Cheap Flights Auckland to ShanghaiX cheap flights Auckland to SingaporeX Cheap Flights Auckland to TokyoX cheap flights Auckland to VeniceX cheap flights Auckland to ViennaX Cheap Flights Auckland to ZurichX Cheap Flights BeijingX Cheap Flights Stopover BangkokX Cheap Flights Stopover Los AngelesX Cheap Flights Stopover MiamiX Cheap Flights Stopover New YorkX Cheap Flights Stopover San FranciscoX Cheap Flights Stopover ShanghaiX Cheap Flights Stopover Vancouver

2nd leg Business Class lie flat seats* on Boeing 777s or Airbus 330s* Asia-Europe on lie flat EU airlines

Our ViP Business Promotional Airfare $7999 includes taxes/airport fees !
Departures: from today! Subject to availability at time of booking.
Taxes may vary for different destinations and stopovers.
Your Partner for Best ViP Business+First Class Travel Service since 1998
Please remember: Full names and passport details required at time of booking.
Contact our ViP TEAM for availability + bookings. Call 09 4243731 or use this form

ViPTRiP is your 100% NZ Travel Agency! -     Instant flight availability check and up to date pricing. Name and email required.

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

FROM Auckland / Wellington / Christchurch
TO more than 100 European destinations
VIA / STOPOVERS  Bangkok Shanghai Tokyo Hongkong Los Angeles San Francisco Singapore Beijing
CALL 09 4243731 FOR INFO AND BOOKING

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

Destinations in Europe:  Cheap Flights to Malaga, Cheap Flights to Amsterdam, Cheap Flights to Ankara, Cheap Flights to Ancona, Cheap Flights to Athens, Cheap Flights to Barcelona, Cheap Flights to Belgrade, Cheap Flights to Bergen, Cheap Flights to Birmingham, Cheap Flights to Bilbao, Cheap Flights to Bologna, Cheap Flights to BARI, Cheap Flights to Billund, Cheap Flights to Bremen, Cheap Flights to BERN, Cheap Flights to Brussels, Cheap Flights to Basel, Cheap Flights to Budapest, Cheap Flights to BUCHAREST, Cheap Flights to CAGLIARI, Cheap Flights to Paris, Cheap Flights to Cologne, Cheap Flights to CLUJ, Cheap Flights to Copenhagen, Cheap Flights to Catania, Cheap Flights to Dubrovnik, Cheap Flights to DNEPROPETROVSK, Cheap Flights to DONETSK, Cheap Flights to Dresden, Cheap Flights to Dublin, Cheap Flights to Dusseldorf, Cheap Flights to Edinburgh, Cheap Flights to Faro, Cheap Flights to Rome, Cheap Flights to Friedrichshafen, Cheap Flights to Florence, Cheap Flights to Muenster, Cheap Flights to Frankfurt, Cheap Flights to Gdansk, Cheap Flights to Genoa, Cheap Flights to Gothenburg, Cheap Flights to Graz, Cheap Flights to Geneve, Cheap Flights to Hannover, Cheap Flights to Hamburg, Cheap Flights to Helsinki, Cheap Flights to KIEV, Cheap Flights to Innsbruck, Cheap Flights to Inverness, Cheap Flights to Isatanbul, Cheap Flights to Izmir, Cheap Flights to JERSEY, Cheap Flights to Klagenfurt, Cheap Flights to Katowice , Cheap Flights to Krakow, Cheap Flights to London City Airport , Cheap Flights to St. Petersburg, Cheap Flights to Leipzig, Cheap Flights to London, Cheap Flights to Milan LIN , Cheap Flights to Lisbon, Cheap Flights to LJUBLJANA, Cheap Flights to Linz, Cheap Flights to Luxembuorg, Cheap Flights to Lviv, Cheap Flights to Lyon, Cheap Flights to Manchester, Cheap Flights to Madrid, Cheap Flights to Marseille, Cheap Flights to Malta, Cheap Flights to Minsk, Cheap Flights to Munich, Cheap Flights to Milan, Cheap Flights to Naples NAP, Cheap Flights to Nice NCE, Cheap Flights to NEWCASTLE, Cheap Flights to NEWQUAY NQY, Cheap Flights to NUREMBERG NUE , Cheap Flights to Olbia , Cheap Flights to Porto, Cheap Flights to Oslo, Cheap Flights to PADERBORN, Cheap Flights to PALMA DE MALLORCA, Cheap Flights to POZNAN, Cheap Flights to PRAGUE, Cheap Flights to PISA, Cheap Flights to Cologne QKL, Cheap Flights to RIGA, Cheap Flights to Rostock RLG, Cheap Flights to ROME, Cheap Flights to Sibiu, Cheap Flights to Saarbruecken, Cheap Flights to Sarajevo, Cheap Flights to Skopje*, Cheap Flights to SOFIA, Cheap Flights to SPLIT, Cheap Flights to STOCKHOLM, Cheap Flights to Stuttgart, Cheap Flights to Stavanger, Cheap Flights to Moscow SVO, Cheap Flights to Salzburg, Cheap Flights to Tirana, Cheap Flights to Tallinn, Cheap Flights to Toulouse, Cheap Flights to TURIN, Cheap Flights to Trieste, Cheap Flights to TIMISOARA, Cheap Flights to Berlin, Cheap Flights to Venice, Cheap Flights to Vienna, Cheap Flights to Valencia, Cheap Flights to Vilnius, Cheap Flights to VERONA, Cheap Flights to Warsaw, Cheap Flights to Wroclaw, Cheap Flights to Zadar, Cheap Flights to Zagreb, Cheap Flights to ZURICH, Cheap Flights to Stuttgart ZWS

The northern runway 07L/25R was closed for about 4 hours until the aircraft was towed off the taxiway. The runway had been estimated to return to service by 23:30Z (07:30L Apr 8th Hong Kong Time), about 14 hours after landing.

Passengers reported they saw sparks from an engine at the right hand side and noticed a burning smell, the crew quickly announced they had burst tyres.

An observer on the ground reported maintenance staff were replacing a number of tyres.

Sources at Hong Kong Airport report the aircraft suffered an anti-skid failure on landing resulting in brakes blocking and causing two main wheels to be ground down to the axle.

The airline reported the aircraft blew two tyres on landing.

ViPTRiP is your 100% NZ Travel Agency! -     Instant flight availability check and up to date pricing. Name and email required.

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

X EuropeX flightsX First Class Airfares Auckland to EuropeX First Class Airfares Auckland to AmsterdamX First Class Airfares Auckland to ParisX First Class Airfares Auckland to MunichX First Class Airfares Auckland to RomeX First Class Airfares Auckland to ManchesterX First Class Airfares Auckland to EdinburghX First Class Airfares Auckland to ViennaX First Class Airfares Auckland to NiceX First Class Airfares Auckland to GenevaX First Class Airfares Auckland to MilanX First Class Airfares Auckland to MarseilleX First Class Airfares Auckland to DusseldorfX First Class Airfares Auckland to BerlinX First Class Airfares Auckland to StockholmX First Class Airfares Auckland to BrusselsX First Class Airfares Auckland to StrassburgX First Class Airfares Auckland to GunagzhouX First Class Airfares Auckland to BangkokX First Class Airfares Auckland to SingaporeX First Class Airfares Auckland to HongkonX First Class Airfares Auckland to Los AngelesX First Class Airfares Auckland to SeattleX First Class Airfares Auckland to ShanghaiX First Class Airfares Auckland to JohannesburgX First Class Airfares Auckland to TokyoX First Class Airfares Auckland to OsakaX First Class Airfares Auckland to NagasakiX First Class Airfares Auckland to PragoeX First Class Airfares Auckland to Moscow

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

cheap flights Auckland to BangkokX Cheap Flights Auckland to BeijingX Cheap Flights Auckland to FaroX Cheap Flights Auckland to FrankfurtX cheap flights Auckland to LondonX Cheap Flights Auckland to LosbonX Cheap Flights Auckland to LyonX cheap flights Auckland to MarseilleX Cheap Flights Auckland to MilanX cheap flights Auckland to NiceX cheap flights Auckland to ParisX Cheap Flights Auckland to RomeX Cheap Flights Auckland to ShanghaiX cheap flights Auckland to SingaporeX Cheap Flights Auckland to TokyoX cheap flights Auckland to VeniceX cheap flights Auckland to ViennaX Cheap Flights Auckland to ZurichX Cheap Flights BeijingX Cheap Flights Stopover BangkokX Cheap Flights Stopover Los AngelesX Cheap Flights Stopover MiamiX Cheap Flights Stopover New YorkX Cheap Flights Stopover San FranciscoX Cheap Flights Stopover ShanghaiX Cheap Flights Stopover Vancouver 

First Class Singapore Airlines via Singapore…
First Class Cathay Pacific via Hongkong…
First Class Thai Airways via Bangkok…
First Class Lufthansa via Dusseldorf  Frankfurt  Munich to over 200 destinations…
First Class Swiss via Zurich to over 100 destinations…

Business Premier  Air New Zealand via Hongkong Shanghai Tokyo Osaka San Francisco Los Angeles Vancouver
note:  Business Premier only airfares start from $10799

New clients may contact us in Aucland 09-424-3731   please use  PROMO CODE <WEFLYFIRST>
or visit our ViP Lounge.

Seilbåten «Nilaya» med Jarle Andhøy og resten av mannskapet om bord er tatt i arrest av et chilensk marinefartøy, ifølge Andhøys advokat, Nils Jørgen VordahlIfølge Vordahl tok marinefartøyet båten i arrest ved 21-tiden lørdag kveld.

Nilaya var i chilensk farvann da det chilenske marinefartøyet grep inn. Seilbåten var på vei til Argentina.

– Både mannskap og båt er bevoktet av bevæpnet militært personell fra Chile. Marinen har ikke skriftlig begrunnet hvorfor båten er tatt i arrest. Andhøy har fått muntlig opplyst at båten er tatt i arrest etter begjæring av newzealandske myndigheter, sier Vordahl.

Undersøker newzealander

Den chilenske kystvakten bekrefter til NRK at båten er tatt inn til havn i Chile på begjæring fra New Zealand.

– Det var en bekymringsmelding om at en statsborger fra New Zealand var om bord i fartøyet uten hans egen vilje som gjorde at vi tok båten til havn, forteller fra Ricardo Velasquez hos den chilensk kystvakten til NRK.

Han sier at chilenske myndigheten ikke offisielt har tatt mannskapet i arrest.

– Vi jobber nå med å få informasjon om den newzealandske statsborgeren. Om han er i fartøyet av egen fri vilje vil han måtte få et nytt pass fra newzealandske myndigheter før fartøyet igjen kan seile fritt videre, sier Velasquez

Ingen anelse om årsaken

Talsmannen til Jarle Andhøy, Rune «Supern» Olsgaard, forteller om det angivelige arrestasjon til NRK.

– De ble oppbrakt av et chilensk marineskip klokka 21 i går kveld, og seilbåten ble stormet av bevæpnet folk. De ble så transportert inn til byen Puerto Williams, som ligger på grensen mot Argentina.

Olsgaard sier at hverken han eller mannskapet har en formening om grunnen til at de ble arrestert.

– Det er helt ukjent for oss, og de har ikke fått opplyst hvorfor. Vi vil først se om det kanskje bare er en tollklarering det er snakk om, for chilenske myndigheter har jo fått opplyst at båten var på vei.

– Hvorfor var de på vei i Argentina?

– Jarle hadde en del bekjentskaper der, og skulle gå tur der. Han hadde kontaktet myndighetene i landet for å melde at han var på vei.

Håper på UD-hjelp

Olsgaard sier at Andhøy er sjokkert over hva som er skjedd. Han håper at UD nå kontakter chilenske myndigheter for å ordne opp i situasjonen.

UD bekrefter at de vil har informert den norske ambassaden i Santiago i saken. De har ikke fått en henvendelse fra Jarle Andhøy ennå.

Chilensk kystvakt vil ikke bekrefte overfor NRK at de har tatt Andhøy i arresten.

Andhøy dro tilbake til Sørishavet i februar i år for å jakte på restene etter «Berserk» som forliste i fjor.

24. februar kom meldingen om at Samuel Massie, Jarle Andhøy og resten av mannskapet om bord i Nilaya avsluttet søket etter «Berserk», og skulle vende nesen hjemover.

«Berserk» forsvant i Sørishavet 22. februar 2011, med tre av besetningen på fem. De to nordmennene Robert Skaanes (34) fra Trondheim og Tom Gisle Bellika (36) fra Oslo, samt sørafrikaneren Leonard J. Banks (32) forsvant med båten. Kaptein Jarle Andhøy og Samuel Massie befant seg på samme tidspunkt på land.

Our ViP Business Promotional Airfare $5760 includes taxes/airport fees !

Departures: from today! Subject to availability at time of booking.
Taxes may vary for different destinations and stopovers.

Your Partner for Best ViP Business+First Class Travel Service since 1998
Contact our ViP TEAM for availability + bookings. Call 09 4243731 or login
Travel agencies are welcome to book thru us – call accounts 022 60 90 870.
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
Please remember: Full names and passport details required at time of booking.
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

Enjoy your next flights to Europe  with ViPTRiP Business Class Return Airfares

Air New Zealand Boeing 777s* lie flat Auckland-Asia r/t
Business Class on Boeing 777s* Asia-Europe r/t
Airfares from $5078  includes taxes/airport fees
This fare expires 31MAR12 ViPTRiP is your 100% NZ Travel Agency! -     Instant flight availability check and up to date pricing. Name and email required.

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

Bonus: 300% frequent flyer miles on eligible flights
SAVE even more:  access to FLY EUROPE Airpass: with up to 16 flexible intra European flights.
*aircraft/seating subject to change by airlines without notice

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
* NEW * NEW * NEW * NEW * NEW * NEW * NEW * NEW *

Business Class Seats Lie Flat on Airbus A330

Combine our business class fare with your Europe Cruise:
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
River Cruise ViP Early Bird Discount Prices per person from only
$1299 Danube 8 days 4.5****+
$1739 Danube 8 days 5***** *balcony*
$1299 Rhine 8 days 4****
$1299 Rhone 8 days 4.5****+
$2799 Volga 13 days 4**** Moscow – St. Petersburg vv.
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

Relax - Airport Lounges

 

Best Prices for Hotels + Rental Cars

ViPTRiP is your 100% NZ Travel Agency! -     Instant flight availability check and up to date pricing. Name and email required.

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

- Auckland – Asia on Air New Zealand

Europe Business Class Airfare Sale from $5078

- Asia – Europe on major European Airline
- price includes all prepaid fees, taxes and fuel surcharges
- subject to availability at time of booking
————————————————————————–

Business Class Recaro Seat B777

- MORE BUSINESS CLASS DEALS

• STAR ALLIANCE LIE FLAT from $7999
• ViPTRiP Business Class Deal from $4133  (book by 29Feb12)
• Malaysia Airlines from $8299
• KLM Air France from $7199
• Emirates  from $8599.
• Air New Zealand Business Premier from $10999

————————————————————————-

• Premium Economy Air New Zealand from $6666

————————————————————————-

 Cheap Business Class Christmas AirfaresX Cheap Business Class Christmas Airfares Air New Zealand LIE FLAT BEDX Cheap Business Class Christmas Airfares Auckland to LONDONX Cheap Business Class Christmas Airfares Auckland to MilanX Cheap Business Class Christmas Airfares Auckland to PARISX Cheap Business Class Christmas Airfares Auckland to UKX Cheap Business Class Christmas Airfares Aucland to RomeX Christmas Airfare Deals Auckland to EuropeX Danube River Cruie SaleX Europ River Cruises on SaleX Fly Air New Zealand on our chepest business class airfaresX Rhine River Cruise SaleX Rhone River Cruise SAleX River Cruise Early BirdX Volga River Cruise SaleX X Business Class Christmas Airfare DealsX X Business Class Christmas Airfares

Best Deals on Emirates Airfares ViPTRiP

Enjoy your next flights to Europe with ViP Promotional Economy Class Return Airfares
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
RETURN AIRFARES! until 27MAR from 28MAR
Singapore from $1399+tax
Johannesburg / CapeTown $2129  NOW $2599+tax
Maledives/Male $1799  NOW $2149+tax
European Destinations from $2399 $2649+tax
London, Amsterdam, Rome, Manchester, Venice, Nice, Amsterdam,
Frankfurt, Barcelona, Dusseldorf, Vienna, Zurich, Milan, Moscow…
ViPTRiP is your 100% NZ Travel Agency! -     Instant flight availability check and up to date pricing. Name and email required.

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
Fares may vary for departures from today!
Subject to availability at time of booking.
Taxes may vary for different destinations and stopovers.
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
Your Partner for Best ViP Business+First Class Travel Service since 1998
Contact our ViP TEAM for bookings. Call 09 4243731

Payment/Ticketing  from 26/03/12.
Subject to Availability at time of Booking.
Airlines: Air New Zealand Thai Airways and Premium Star Alliance Partner Austrian Airlines
ViPTRiP is your 100% NZ Travel Agency! -     Instant flight availability check and up to date pricing. Name and email required.

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

X Business Class Airfare SALE Auckland to AmsterdamX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to BangkokX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to BeijingX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to BerlinX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to BirminghamX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to BrusselsX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to BudapestX Business Class Airfare SALE Auckland to EuropeX Business Class Airfare SALE Auckland to FrankfurtX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to GeneveX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to HamburgX Business Class Airfare SALE Auckland to LondonX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to LyonX Business Class Airfare SALE Auckland to MAnchesterX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to MunichX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to NewcastleX Business Class Airfare SALE Auckland to NiceX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to OsloX Business Class Airfare SALE Auckland to ParisX Business Class Airfare SALE Auckland to RomeX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to StockholmX Business Class Airfare SALE Auckland to StuttgartX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to TokyoX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to UKX Business Class Airfare sale Auckland to ViennaX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to DublinX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to HonoluluX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to LondonX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to LyonX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to ManchesterX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to MoscowX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to MunichX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to NiceX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to ParisX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to RomeX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to VeniceX Business Class Airfare sale Wellington to ViennaX Business Class Flights London OlympicsX Cheap Rental Cars in LondonX Dubai

ViP TRIP preferred airlines and  global cooperation partners “forget Emirates” Etihad Thai Airways Lufthansa British Airways Qantas what a waste Singapore Airlines Austrian Airlines Swiss Cathay Pacific United Airlines China Air China Airlines Virgin Atlantic Pacific Korean Vietnam China Southern China Eastern Scandinavian Air France KLM Delta LAN Chile Aerolineas Argentinas LAN Ecuador American Airlines Continental US Airways Hawaiian Air Pacific Air Tahiti Nui Air Rarotonga  not Pacific Blue and forget Jetstar and Virgin Australia Pacific Blue

Cheap Air New Zealand + partner flights

Best ViP Economy Class Flights Auckland to Europe – Last Minute Deals
*Airfares from $1388 $2079 plus airport taxes/fees
*Daily Departures from New Zealand
*FREE max. 2 Europe sectors/flights included in airfare.
*FREE 2 stopovers
*NO stopovers required – but many …..
stopover and routing options via Bangkok Beijing  Tokyo Singapore
*Economy Class Return Airfare from $$2569 $1999 per person includes

*Taxes. Fuel Surcharges. Airport Fees !
*Discounted or Full Star Alliance Frequent Flyer Miles on eligible flights.
*From today, stay max 12 months.  01MAY – Last departure 30SEP12 – Max. stay 3 months.
*Hassle Free Relaxed Convenient Connections
*add-on option: NZ domestic flights.
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
Departures: NOW! Booking/Ticketing/Payment:  within 72 hrs.
Promo Fare FROM: 27MAR12
Subject to availability at time of booking.
Taxes may vary for different destinations and stopovers.
Airfares are non-refundable.  Change Fee $150 per change (new flights must be in same booking class, if only higher booking class available the fare difference will be charged in addition to the change fee).
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
Contact our ViP TRAVEL AGENT TEAM for bookings. Please call 09 4243731
Best ViP Service since 1998 – Your Partner for First Business Corporate Travel
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
ViP Airline Partners: Singapore Airlines Air New Zealand Thai Lufthansa
ViPTRiP is your 100% NZ Travel Agency! -     Instant flight availability check and up to date pricing. Name and email required.

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

MUNICH, Germany (eTN) – With the extremely high petrol prices in Italy of nearly 2 euros per liter and raising tolls for Autostrada, Alitalia is hitting back and launching new flights from Munich to Milan/Malpensa Airport for only 79 euros roundtrip, taxes included. This is normally the cost of a taxi from Milan Malpensa Airport into the city center.

In January 2010, Alitalia celebrated its first birthday since its re-launch and privatisation. The Italian airline carried 22 million passengers in its first year of operations, and in the following year in 2011, 25 million passengers were carried. With 10 airplanes by July 2012 (Airbus A320), Alitalia hopes to carry 3 million passengers in 2012 from Milan Malpensa.

Air One, smart carrier and “low-fare” airline, with operations based in Milan-Malpensa for short-haul leisure routes, carried 1.4 million passengers in 2011. With the start of summer 2012, Air One is going to serve 27 destinations in Italy from its new mini hubs of Milan-Malpensa, Pisa, and Venice. Air One will also be serving up additional services like premium seats with more leg room, hotel reservations, car hire at special rates, and more quality and comfort.

Now, and after 3 years and closure of Munich, Alitalia is back again and connecting the Lombardy capital of Milan with Munich. Air One of Alitalia Group will be operating this flight starting March 26.

Pierfrancesco Carino, Alitalia General Manager for Germany and Austria, is confident that the two daily flights are at the best time during the week – one flight each on Saturday and Sunday – and will bring good results. In his speech in Munich yesterday, he said it should prove very attractive for business traffic and will complement the existing routes from Munich to Rome and Frankurt to Milan-Linate.

News reports state that Airport Authority of India (AAI) has said that they will have to ground Kingfisher Airlines if the company does not give a guarantee, sources said.

20 March 2012
KingFisher Airlines to suspend all International Operations
News reports state that troubled Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines is liable for prosecution over unpaid taxes, aviation minister Ajit Singh told reporters on Tuesday. The minister said the onus to save Kingfisher Airlines was on chairman Vijay Mallya. “Vijay Mallya has to convince DGCA (directorate related stories DGCA summons Mallya, KFA risks losing permit Kingfisher Airlines independent director quits board  general of civil aviation) that he is in a position to operate an airline. The onus is on him,” Singh said.

Kingfisher Airlines has submitted a new flight plan to the country’s aviation regulator and will operate up to 125 daily local flights with 20 planes, chief executive Sanjay Aggarwal said on Tuesday.

Kingfisher, which is scrambling to raise funds as banks have refused to lend the debt-laden carrier more for day-to-day operations, will discontinue all international operations by April 10, Aggarwal said after a meeting with the regulator.

Vijay Mallya said: “Kingfisher to suspend all international flights”.
“DGCA assured that Kingfisher will maintain scheduling integrity,” He also said Earlier on the day, the aviation minister warned that government may cancel the flying licence of debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines if it fails to meet safety standards and pay its bills.

Vijay Mallya had been summoned to meet the DGCA Bharat Bhushan in New Delhi to explain the airline’s current situation and discuss a revival strategy.

“It’s a completely difficult situation which cannot go on like this. I would not like to speculate more,” Bhushan said.

“We have to look at how they are meeting safety norms. The regulator continues to examine each Kingfisher flight for safety,” Aviation Minister Ajit Singh told reporters.

“If required, the licence can be cancelled as passenger safety is a top priority,” Singh said, adding Kingfisher’s financial arrears could also force the carrier’s grounding.

The carrier has cancelled nearly half of its flights due to a strike by pilots and its financial difficulties, running around 100 flights a day instead of its scheduled 175. The pilots are on strike over unpaid wages.

Kingfisher now operates 18 planes, Singh said, down from 28 last month. Before its cash squeeze, Kingfisher operated 64 aircraft monthly.

“2012 continues to be a challenging year for airlines. The risk of a worsening Euro zone crisis has been replaced by an equally toxic risk—rising oil prices. Already the damage is being felt with a downgrade in industry profits to $3.0 billion,’’ said Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO.

Airline performance is closely tied to global GDP growth. Historically, when GDP growth drops below 2.0%, the global airline industry returns a collective loss. “With GDP growth projections now at 2.0% and an anemic margin of 0.5%, it will not take much of a shock to push the industry into the red for 2012,” said Tyler.

Cathay Pacific

News reports state that Cathay Pacific (CX) Group posted a net profit of HKD5.5 billion ($709 million) for 2011, down 62% over net income of HKD14.05 billion in 2010. CX said the results were affected by “persistently high jet fuel prices” and weak cargo demand due to “instability and uncertainty in the world’s major economies.”

Operating revenue climbed 9.9% to HKD98.4 billion while operating expenses jumped 19.4% to HKD92.9 billion. Fuel costs rose 37.5% to HKD38.88 billion.

Cathay Pacific Airfare Specials Auckland to Japan, China, Europe, South Africa,  Singapore

The Last Maui's Dolphin

Maui’s dolphin is the world’s smallest dolphin and is found on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand and nowhere else in the world. It is New Zealand’s rarest dolphin.

The dolphin is listed internationally as ‘critically endangered’, which means there is a high risk of it becoming extinct in the near future.

Your help is urgently sought to look out for Maui’s dolphin around New Zealand and to report sightings immediately.

Facts about Maui’s dolphin

Maui’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) is the world’s smallest dolphin and is found only on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand and nowhere else in the world. It is New Zealand’s rarest dolphin.

The dolphin is listed internationally as ‘critically endangered’, which means there is a high risk of it becoming extinct in the near future.

In 2012 a DOC-commissioned study estimated the Maui’s dolphin population to consist of 55 with a 95% confidence interval of between 48 to 69. The estimate is for individuals aged more than 1 year (i.e. this excludes calves of under a year).

This small population of dolphins is thought to have been isolated from their more-numerous relatives, South Island Hector’s dolphin, for thousands of years.

Maui’s dolphin used to be known as North Island Hector’s dolphin. But research showed the North and South Island dolphins are separate sub-species that are physically and genetically distinct from each other

About Maui’s dolphin

Maui’s dolphin are generally found close to shore in groups or pods of several dolphins. They are often seen in water less than 20 metres deep but may also range further offshore. Their characteristics include:

• Distinctive grey, white and black markings and a short snout. Maui’s and Hector’s are the only dolphins with a well-rounded black dorsal fin.
• Females grow to 1.7 metres long and weigh up to 50 kg. Males are slightly smaller and lighter.
• The dolphins are known to live up to 20 years.
• Females are not sexually mature until seven to nine years of age. They produce just one calf every two to four years, making population increase a very slow process.
• Like other dolphins, Maui’s use echolocation to find their food. They send out high frequency ‘clicks’ that bounce off surrounding objects and fish, giving the dolphins a detailed picture of their surroundings. This sonar is not used all the time, which may be why the dolphins get caught in nets.

Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins are known to Maori by other names, including Tutumairekurai, Aihe, Papakanua, Upokohue, Tukuperu, Tupoupou and Hopuhopu.

Start leg 5 – VolvoOceanRace

The Alitalia bus provides nonstop transportation to select locations in the heart of the city such as Ostiense Station, St. Peter’s Basilica, San Giovanni in Laterano and others. Passengers may also take advantage of the shuttle service when traveling back to the airport by reserving in advance and choosing a pick up location. Buses operate daily between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

The convenient, easy and inexpensive way to travel from Fiumicino Airport to the center of Rome.

Alitalia Bus is the new service for Alitalia customers that connects ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Fiumicino Airport and the centre of Rome. The service is offered in collaboration with Alitransport.

Alitalia Bus, with its distinctive Alitalia style, takes you to the city centre with fast, comfortable coaches seating 55 or 64 passengers. Depending on the flight to which the coach is connected, you can reach several destinations in the heart of Rome.

From The airport
No matter at what time your Alitalia flight arrives, if you have signed up for the Alitalia Bus service, you will always find a coach waiting to take you to your destination in the city, such as:

Fiumicino Airport – Rome Ostiense Station;
Fiumicino Airport – Rome Termini Station;
Fiumicino Airport – Rome Via delle Fornaci/San Pietro;
Fiumicino Airport – Rome San Giovanni in Laterano;
or other destinations established at purchasing time.
Once you’ve arrived at the airport, you will find the bus waiting for you at Terminal 1 in arrivals area at Fiumicino Airport.

From Rome
To get to Rome’s Fiumicino Airport, all you need to do is join the group tied to your Alitalia flight and go to one of the estabilshed departure points indicated at purchasing time.

How to purchase the service
Alitalia bus costs only 7 euros per passenger (single trip only). Tickets can be purchased if you own an Alitalia flight ticket (to be eligible for this service an Alitalia ticket is required starting with 055).

To access the service go to www.alitalia.com then select Travel from the top menu and under Organize your Travel you will see Alitalia Bus after selecting this you will see a button at the bottom of this page saying Access the Service

ViP travelers are more Relaxed !

Enjoy your next flight to Europe  with ViPTRiP Business Class Return Airfares. Flights are in Top Business Class Auckland-Asia-Europe  (1 easy transfer per direction)

Airfare from $4499  includes taxes/airport fees

- we can  include add-on flights to over 200 european destinations
- SAVE even more: access to EUROPE Airpass: with up to 16 flexible intra european flights. Valid from 01MAR12. Seats limited.

¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
* NEW * NEW * NEW * NEW * NEW * NEW * NEW * NEW *
Combine our business class fare with your Europe Cruise:
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
River Cruise ViP Early Bird Discount Prices per person from only
$1359 Danube 8 days 4.5****+
$1749 Danube 8 days 5***** *balcony*
$1289 Rhine 8 days 4****
$1279 Rhone 8 days 4.5****+
$2778 Volga 13 days 4**** Moscow – St. Petersburg vv.
…  ViP Cruise deals on all destinations, routes, durations and departure dates
¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤

Best Prices for Hotels + Rental Cars

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

Auckland to Europe Business Class Airfare Sale from $4499 r/t

- price includes all prepaid taxes, airport fees and fuel surcharges
- subject to availability at time of booking
————————————————————————–

- MORE BUSINESS CLASS DEALS TO EUROPE

• Air New Zealand + EU airlines from $4899
• Thai Airways from $6688
• STAR ALLIANCE LIE FLAT from $7799
• Malaysia Airlines from $7188
• Emirates  from $8698.
• Air New Zealand Business Premier from $10988

————————————————————————-

• Premium Economy Air New Zealand from $6666

————————————————————————-

Airline Seat + Service Descritption
…in the elegant auto-adjustable lamplight, you can spread out your deluxe and comfortable seat and make it into a bed (188cm* 51 cm(74 in.* 20in))Lying on the bed, you can then get connected to the USB interface and enjoy exciting videos of your trip. The 15 inch personal TV set will bring you the best audio/video experience and let you completely unwind. With the noiseless earphones, you can also enjoy a warm, dreamlike trip like a soundly sleeping baby.

Singapore Airline inclined "SpaceBed" Business Class

SINGAPORE AIRLINES TO CHANGE TO B777-200ER AIRCRAFT ON SINGAPORE-AUCKLAND SQ281/282 ROUTE

Singapore Airlines will be changing from the current B777-200 (retro-fitted) aircraft to a Boeing 777-200ER on the Auckland-Singapore-Auckland route (SQ281 and SQ282).

The Business Class will feature our “Business Class Seat” which is similar to the current B777-200, with an inclined lie-flat sleeping position. The seats have personal partition and seat control panel that enables the customer to personalise seating preferences or select from various preset options.  Book  cheap Singapore Airlines ticket with ViP TRiP Travel Specialists  – call us in Auckland 094243731.

The change is a result of crew operational requirements and is also the
aircraft type and product that is being operated on flights to and from
Christchurch.

The aircraft type will commence service on 01 July 2012 on SQ281 Singapore-Auckland.   The B777-200ER will operate with a two-class configuration: Business with 30 seats; and Economy with 255 (an increase of 27 seats from the retro-fitted product).  The seat plan and aircraft images are available for viewing on our Information Portal.

Air New Zealand would like to advise the following schedule changes for the period 9 April to 29 June 2012.

Air New Zealand Business Class on Boeing 767

Equipment Changes

• The B772 services originally scheduled to operate between Auckland – Tokyo and vv (NZ99/NZ90) on 13/15 April, 7/8/27/28 /29 May and 3/5/8/10/12/15/17/19/29 June will now be operated by a B763.

Flight Cancellations

• Auckland – Osaka and vv (NZ97/NZ98) direct services on 10/14/17/21/24 April and 01/12/19/26 May have been cancelled. Passengers will be re-accommodated for travel on the same day on NZ99/90 B772  operating from Auckland to Tokyo (NZ99) and then from Tokyo to Auckland via Osaka (NZ90).
• 

  Air NZ Boeing 777 Lie flat Business Class Seats

  Auckland – Osaka and vv (NZ97/NZ98) direct services on 12 April and 3 May and 2 June have been cancelled.

(a)    12Apr and 2Jun pax will be re-accommodated as follows: NZ97 Auckland – Osaka passengers to NZ99/90 Auckland to Osaka via Tokyo two days later; NZ98 Osaka – Auckland passengers to NZ90 Osaka – Auckland two days earlier

(b)    3May passengers will be re-accommodated as follows: NZ97 Auckland – Osaka passengers to NZ99/90 Auckland to Osaka via Tokyo two days earlier; NZ98 Osaka – Auckland passengers to NZ90 Osaka – Auckland two days earlier

• Auckland – Tokyo and vv (NZ90/99) direct service on 9 April has been cancelled. These passengers will be re-accommodated to NZ99/90 Auckland – Tokyo vv one day earlier.

Cheap Flights Book Air New Zealand Business Class ViPTRiP Special

A global airline industry magazine has named Air New Zealand the world’s top airline for the second time in three years.

The United States-based Air Transport World (ATW) gave the New Zealand airline top honours in its annual awards, which have been running for nearly 40 years, picking it as the best airline in the world in the past 12 months.

The judges described Air New Zealand as an industry trendsetter in a number of areas, including product innovation and social media, and praised it for its staff motivation.

The airline was also commended for its efforts in helping communities affected by the Christchurch earthquakes.

Air New Zealand also won the airline of the year award in 2010, and chief executive Rob Fyfe said another win was a huge thrill.

“Winning ATW Airline of the Year in 2010 was, in my view, one of the greatest accolades that had ever been bestowed on Air New Zealand – in our industry it’s equivalent to winning an Oscar. To pick up the award again this year is simply outstanding.

Fyfe will accept the award at a ceremony in Singapore on February 13.

Other recent recipients of the airline of the year include Dubai-based carrier Emirates last year, and Korean airline Asiana in 2009.

Prime Minister John Key, who is also Tourism Minister, congratulated the airline, saying the award was an acknowledgement of the hard work staff and management had put into the company.

“Air New Zealand is a vital part of our tourism infrastructure. Often, the first experience incoming visitors have of New Zealand is with the national carrier, and those first impressions count.”

Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) chief executive Tim Cossar said it was an exceptional achievement for the airline to win the award twice in three years.

“It also highlights to New Zealanders the innovation and quality of our multibillion-dollar tourism industry,” he said.

Skipper Franck Cammas was thrilled with the win and becoming the first French team to take line honours in a Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race finish into Auckland, although 33 Export did win on handicap back in 1977-78.

“It’s a great day for Groupama 4 and it’s a great to arrive here first into Auckland,” Cammas said.

“I’m pretty sure we’re going to have a good time here with all the sailing fans. It’s a good place to win for sure.”

Cammas, a first time Volvo Ocean Race competitor, said the race was won and lost on a bold decision made by navigator Jean-Luc Nélias.

“The key thing for this leg was to be quick and to make good decisions,” he said.  “We knew we had to do both of those things and we did. This is where we ended up.

“The turning point in the leg was when we made a very bold call with PUMA in the north and it paid off. That was the decisive moment.”

Winning the unofficial race to be the first Kiwi home was elated bowman Brad Marsh who flew a New Zealand flag overhead as the team were welcomed to Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour by hundreds of family, friends and fans.

“It feels amazing,” the 28-year-old Aucklander said. “It’s a childhood dream for me. I didn’t allow myself to think about winning up until today. But the excitement set in as we came down the coast and I realised it was all going to happen.”

Groupama have stymied Team Telefónica’s winning streak of three consecutive leg wins and claimed 30 points that will shoot them to the top of the leaderboard with a total of 103.

But, barring any major incidents Team Telefónica will regain top spot when they finish later today, having entered Leg 4 28 points clear of Groupama and 18 points ahead of CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand.

Meanwhile, the race for the remaining podium positions continues, with PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG holding a narrow lead over Telefónica and CAMPER.

Leg 4 began in Sanya back on February 19 with a Stage 1 sprint designed to keep the fleet out of the worst of the weather in the South China Sea.

Stage 2, over 5,220 nm, began with a staggered start based on finishing positions in that first stage.

After finishing third in the Stage 1 day race, Groupama 4 led the fleet out into the South China Sea, probably the most dangerous section of the leg.

On day two, skipper Cammas took the decision to go south and by 2200 CAMPER had taken a slim lead after a day of horrible upwind slamming.

The wind soon died but the sea state remained big and sloppy and the exit of the South China Sea looked to be a painful affair.

A change of waypoint dropped Groupama to fourth on day four but they were back in front the following day as the fleet kept tracking north towards Japan.

The key move from Groupama came on day seven as they split from CAMPER to a more northerly position. It set them back on the leaderboard in terms of distance to finish but gave them a position from which to control the fleet, by moving north or south according to the wind pressure.

They led the fleet through the Pacific Ring of Fire and never relinquished the advantage.

Thai Airways Business Class Companion SALE!

Fly Business Class to Europe

Travel 7MAR-30SEP2012
Departures ex. Auckland
Destinations: Madrid London Zurich Paris Brussels Copenhagen Frankfurt Munich Moscow Oslo Rome Stockholm
Companion Fare: min 2 passengers traveling together
Business Class Airfare: level 1 $5199* level 2 $5799*
First Class Airfare: $8699* 1MAY-30SEP on Airbus A340-600 aircraft only

*all fares plus taxes/fuel surcharges.

+ Economy Class Domestic add-on options from $138 per direction
Contact us for a detailed quote

Best Prices for Hotels + Rental Cars

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

Due to the suspension, all travel and ticketing agents and general sales agents will remove GMG Airlines’ ticketing authorities from their systems. The BSP travel agents will also stop all ticketing and refund transactions through the BSP link.

Industry insiders said the suspension will be a huge setback to the country’s first private passenger airline as its payments using the BSP link and ticket sales in different countries will come to a halt.

The bankrupt company, which incurred a $2 billion net loss in 2011, reported a $234 million net loss for the month of January, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing.

The airline will accompany the Holy Father also for return in Italy next March 29. The departure from Havana is expected at 5:00pm and the arrival in Rome-Ciampino at 10:15am.

The papal delegation and journalists are present onboard. The crew is composed by three pilots and nine flight assistants, chosen for their professionalism and effort during their career; in addition also an operating team dedicated to the special flights by airline is present.

The collaboration, also with this travel, continues between the Holy See and Alitalia that in the last years has accompanied the Pope in Africa (Cameroon, Angola and Benin), Holy Land, Prague, Malta, Lisbon, Cyprus, UK (Edinburgh and London), Santiago de Compostela, Zagreb, Madrid and Berlin.

Alitalia is proud to be the airline chosen by the Holy See for Pope’s apostolic journeys abroad and to offer the reliability and quality of its own services to the papal delegation. (Avionews)

The carrier also confirmed that the losses for the 2011 financial year were the largest in its history.

The airline reported a massive net loss of RM1.28 billion in the fourth quarter, which was about as much as the first three quarters combined.

“The company is in crisis,” said Malaysia Airlines (MAS) CEO Ahmad Jauhari Yahya in a statement.

Ahmad said that the losses were due to higher expenses including a 25 per cent increase in fuel expenses and a 50 per cent increase in non-fuel expenses.

“I can confirm all flights are suspended. We are grounded indefinitely,” UM CEO Innocent Mavhunga told AFP.

According to the newswire, one of its planes was impounded in London for more than two weeks last year over a $1.2 million debt dispute with a US spares company, prompting the airline to suspend flights to neighboring South Africa over another debt of $500,000 fearing creditors might impound more of its aircraft.

24 February 2012

“The Market says Rob Fyfe has failed” So the departing CEO of Air New Zealand Ltd [AIR.NZX] is leaving his post at the end of 2012 and being lauded by some as a  “rockstar” CEO and the saviour of an airline. According to the market though he is not. If we look at the 7 year chart below – the length of time Mr Fyfe has been with AIR NZ -  we can see that the share price has kamakazied to half the value it was when he took over in 2005.
It is paying the price of high fuel costs and weak demand in international markets like Japan and Europe. Air New Zealand chairman John Palmer says he is not happy about the situation. “The result we are delivering today is a very disappointing one.” The weak global economy means there is little room to raise ticket prices so instead costs and jobs must be cut, Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe says.   source external news media

 
Source Air New Zealand: Air New Zealand has been named ‘International Airline of the Year’ in the inaugural Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards ? in Australia.

Roy Morgan surveyed nearly 4,000 people who’d used an international airline in the previous 12 months and Air Zealand was rated the Best International Airline for customer satisfaction in 2011, winning more months than any other airline throughout the year. Air New Zealand’s average satisfaction rating for the year was 89%.

Air New Zealand General Manager Australia Cam Wallace, says winning the International Airline of the Year category in Roy Morgan’s first Australian Customer Satisfaction Awards is a great honour.

“For years we’ve pursued a strategy that recognises that our people rather than planes are our most valuable asset and it’s really pleasing to see that acknowledged by the people who fly with us.”

Mr Wallace said the award reflected Air New Zealand’s commitment to delivering customers a uniquely Kiwi experience in what is one of the world’s most competitive industries.

“We believe the ability of our people to adapt quickly to changing customer expectations, new competitors and uncertain economic conditions has enabled Air New Zealand to outperform most of our peers in terms of the genuine service we deliver to our Australian passengers and those around the globe.

Last year Air New Zealand won more than 25 awards across the business – recognising such diverse areas as innovation, in-flight product, design, brand and marketing strength and customer service.

The Brisbane-based international and domestic airline – formerly known as Strategic Airlines – said all flights had been cancelled and it would not be accepting new bookings because it could no longer pay its bills.

Voluntary administration in Australia is similar to bankruptcy protection in the US, and can buy a company time to trade out of its financial problems.

LOT forecasted a PLN52.5 million profit for 2012.

“Excluding the effects of fuel price rises and exchange rate fluctuations LOT improved its financial result by PLN752 million over the past years,” CEO Marcin Pirog said. LOT carried 4.6 million scheduled passengers last year, up 9% compared to 2010. Load factors were similar to those in 2010, an average of 74% and exceeded 81% in the high summer season, the carrier said in a statement.

It was the Singapore-based group’s third straight quarterly loss.

TAG reported that group passenger numbers were down 12 per cent while capacity fell 2.7 per cent as a result of the Tiger Australia’s reduced flying program in the wake of its grounding for six weeks last year by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority over concerns about safety.

The suspension in July last year led to a major management shake-up in the airline, which is partially owned by Singapore Airlines and government investment arm Temasek Holdings.

ViPTRiP offers complete travel solutions for the concerned buyer.
Flights, Accommodation, Survey, Bluewater Insurance Solutions, Marine De-/Registration Services, Shipments, Crews, Upgrade, Evaluation Service

Survey, Purchase, Transaction, Delivery

Offering a wide range of leisure travel experiences with The Moorings, Sunsail, Footloose, Leopard Catamarans.

Locations
Carribean South Pacific  Mediterranean USA  Asia

High Quality Prodution Boats and Sailing Yachts

Beneteau
Beneteau 50
Beneteau Oceanis 473
Beneteau 44
Beneteau Cyclades 43
Beneteau OCEANIS 423
Beneteau Oceanis 40
Beneteau Cyclades 39
Beneteau Oceanis 393
Beneteau LAGOON 380 S2
Beneteau Oceanis 373
Beneteau OCEANIS 361
Beneteau Oceanis 343
Beneteau Oceanis 323

Jeanneau

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 44i
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45.2
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45.2
Jeanneau Sun Fast 37
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 35

Fountaine Pajot Bahia 46

Bavaria

Dufour
Dufour Gib’Sea 51
Dufour Gib’ Sea 43
Dufour Classic 38

Cyclades
Beneteau Cyclades 50

Sunreef 70

Robinson Caine
Robertson and Caine

Lagoon 410
Lagoon 380

Hanse 400
Island Packet 350

Locations:

British Virgin Islands, Cleopatra Marina, Ionian, Greece, Road Town , Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Cook Islands, Easter Islands, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Niue, Tahiti, Panama Canal ,Galapagos, Rarotonga,
Suwarow, Aitutaki, Bora Bora, Moorea, Marquesas, Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu,  Kiribati, Tuvalu,  Palau, Guam, Newguinea,  Pitcairn,  Tuamotu,  Huahine, Tahaa, Raiatea,  Hiva Oa, Samoa, Wallis, Futuna, Rotuma,Tuvalu, Funafuti, Niue,Tonga,Lau-Group, Haapai,Eua, Vavau,Kao, Tofua, Nomuka, Tongatapu, Yasawas, New Caledonia, Ouvea, Lifou, Mare, Isle de Pines, Waipole, Espiritu Santo, Maewo, Vanua Lava, Torre Isl, Gaua, Aoba, Pentecost, Malekula, Efate, Tanna, Aneitym, Erromanga, Port Vila, Vanuatu, Solomons. Australia, New Zealand, South America,
Yacht Sales Brokerage Consultancy Services International Delivery Crews Passage Planning

Air New Zealand cuts its twice-weekly nonstop flights between Auckland and Beijing

The carrier will add a fifth weekly service to Shanghai in a move it calls an “expansion” of services to China.

“Following a review of current services into China, Air New Zealand has determined that this expansion will best be achieved by consolidating services into Shanghai,” the airline said.

It will add a fifth weekly service to Shanghai from July 4 but will suspend its twice-weekly direct Auckland to Beijing service from June 30.

Travel between New Zealand and China has ramped up in recent years.  The number of short-term Chinese visitors has climbed by about 49,000 in the year ended February 29 from 2010, while the number of Kiwis rose almost 12,000.

Air New Zealand is aiming for a $110 million profit improvement from its long-haul services by 2015, which are now an under performing part of the company.  The airline’s first-half profit sank 61% to $38 million on higher fuel costs and fewer international passengers. International airline group general manager Christopher Luxon (41, former Unilever manager now Air New Zealand)  said the airline still considers Beijing “an important and growing market”. He said its Air China code-share arrangement provides convenient connections between Shanghai and Beijing in both directions (an extra 6 hours – no  joke ).

“Air New Zealand has been operating to mainland China for more than five years and is highly committed to the potential of the market long term,” Luxon said.

The airline has just created a new position of head of Asian operations and appointed Sandeep Bahl, “a highly experienced airline executive in the region,” to the position in its Shanghai office.

“Under his guidance, we will focus our marketing and sales resources on the Shanghai region of around 14 million people.”

The shares fell 0.6% to 85 cents in trading today

Air New Zealand faces more competition and has to compete with cheaper airfares Auckland to China – Beijing Shanghai Hongkong Guangzhou- due to more flights operated by  airlines like China Southern Air China China Eastern China Airlines Cathay Pacific and others. -source media-

——————–

Air New Zealand has named Christopher Luxon, 40, a New Zealander who has held senior positions at Unilever, to the role of group general manager international airline from May 30.

The position was previously held by Ed Sims whose departure was signalled last year.

Mr Luxon has been chief executive of Unilever Canada and since January he has also led Unilever’s personal care business in the United States.

He joined Unilever in 1993 after leaving the University of Canterbury.

Spanish media said at least 22,000 passengers were affected over the weekend but Spanair spokespeople were not immediately available to confirm this.

The airline operated charter flights from Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Malaga to Dublin during the summer season.

A queue of 200 surprised passengers formed at Spanair counters at Barcelona airport yesterday evening shortly after the announcement.

By this morning airports authority AENA said the situation was normal at Madrid’s Barajas airport and Barcelona’s El Prat, where special lounges had been allocated for Spanair customers.

“Passengers are turning up at these zones and the other companies are putting them on flights,” an AENA spokeswoman said.

She said 55 Spanair flights were scrapped at Madrid and 54 at Barcelona today alone, with a handful of flights cancelled at Palma de Mallorca and Gran Canaria.

The company said in its statement: “The Spanair management regrets this and apologises to all those people who are affected by this situation.”

ViPTRiP. Flights and Airfares for Cruisers and Sailors

Simpson Bay:— What was supposed to be a joyous moment for 16 year old Laura Dekker and St. Maarten became a nightmare for local reporters on Saturday afternoon when the Dutch 16 year old completed her trip around the globe. Laura Dekker came into the media spotlight when Dutch authorities tried to stop her from sailing alone at age 13.

ViP Trip Airfares Flgihts to the Caribbean Islands

Laura Dekker sailed into St. Maarten shortly after 3pm Saturday afternoon escorted by the Coast Guards through the Simpson Bay Bridge to the St. Maarten Yacht Club. Scores of reporters representing the local and international media gathered at the St. Maarten Yacht Club to record the historic event but that was made almost impossible by the foreign security guards at the dock. Local reporters were pushed away from the dock where Laura docked her sailboat “Guppy” to greet her relatives and friends. However, certain foreign media representatives that were mainly Caucasian were allowed to get as close as possible to the 16 year old who is now considered a celebrity since she is the youngest sailor to sail the globe in one year and one day. Despite the achievement, it will not be recorded in the Guinness Book of records due to the controversy surrounding her sailing alone at such a young age.

11.5m Jeanneau Gin Fizz ketch

ViP Flights and Airfares to the Caribbean. Yachtcharter Bare boat charter Yachts for Sale

Best Prices for Hotels + Rental Cars
ViPTRiP is your 100% NZ Travel Agency! -     Instant flight availability check and up to date pricing. Name and email required.

*(denotes required field)

First Name:*

Last Name:*

E-Mail Address:*

Flight Departure Date

Flight Return Date

Flight from:

Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin Kerikeri Nelson Tauranga New Plymouth Invercargill Queenstown Hamilton Whangarei other... see message

Flight to:

London Paris Frankfurt Bali Bangkok Phuket Koh Samui Singapore Hongkong Kuala Lumpur Beijing Shanghai Guangzhou Seoul Tokyo Osaka Manchester Edinburgh Lyon Bordeaux Marseille Nice Rome Milan Venice Seville Munich Berlin Hamburg Dusseldorf Stuttgart Dublin Stockholm Gothenburg Ostersund Oslo Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Tromso Copenhagen Warsaw Moscow Vienna Zurich Milan Venice Barcelona Madrid Porto Lisbon Johannesburg Durban CapeTown Windhoek Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas New York Miami Chicago Orlando Denver Vancouver Toronto Honolulu Nadi Yap Guam Saipan Bora Bora Apia other... see message

Type of Airfare:

choose one Cheapest Option Early Bird Special Student Fare I.D. req. Senior Fare 60+ Companion Fare min. 2 persons Family Special

Class of Service:

choose one Economy Premium Economy Business First Mixed: Economy/Business

Preferred Airline:

choose one Star Alliance Oneworld Skyteam Air New Zealand Air Canada American Asiana Austrian Air France KLM Alitalia Air Tahiti Nui Air Pacific British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern China Airlines Air China Continental Delta Etihad Airways Japan Airlines Korean AIr Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Qantas Singapore Airlines South African Thai Airways United V Australia Jetstar Virgin Blue Scandinavian Swiss USAirways Qatar Kingfisher

Adults:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 more... see message field

Children [age 2-11 years]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more.... see message field

Infants [max. 23 months of age]:

please choose 1 2 3 4 more... see message

phone / contact

Message / specify travel details /Hotel / Car Rental / Motorhome Rental dates

Security Code*

Island groups (details on wikipedia – external links)

Lucayan Archipelago^[13]

•  Bahamas
•  Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)

Greater Antilles

•  Cuba
• Hispaniola
  •  Haiti
  •  Dominican Republic

•  Jamaica
•  Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
•  Puerto Rico (U.S. Commonwealth)

Lesser Antilles

• Leeward Islands
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands
    • Saint Croix
    • Saint Thomas
    • Saint John
    • Water Island
  •  British Virgin Islands(United Kingdom)
    • Tortola
    • Virgin Gorda
    • Anegada
    • Jost Van Dyke
  •  Anguilla (United Kingdom)
  •  Antigua and Barbuda
    • Antigua
    • Barbuda
    • Redonda
  • Saint Martin
    •  Saint Martin (French Antilles, France)
    •  Sint Maarten (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Saba (BES islands, Netherlands)
  • Sint Eustatius (BES islands, Netherlands)
  •  Saint Barthélemy (French Antilles, France)
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis
    • Saint Kitts
    • Nevis
  •  Montserrat (United Kingdom)
  •  Guadeloupe (French Antilles, France) including
    • les Saintes
    • Marie-Galante
    • la Désirade

• Windward Islands
  •  Dominica
  •  Martinique (French Antilles, France)
  •  Saint Lucia
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    • Saint Vincent
    • The Grenadines
  •  Grenada
    • Grenada
    • Carriacou and Petite Martinique
•  Barbados
•  Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tobago
  • Trinidad
• Leeward Antilles
  •  Aruba (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  •  Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Bonaire (BES islands, Netherlands)
  • X Cheap Flights Auckland to AnguillaX Cheap Flights Auckland to AntiguaX Cheap Flights Auckland to BarbudaX Cheap Flights Auckland to CuracaoX Cheap Flights Auckland to DominicaX Cheap Flights Auckland to Dominican RepublicX Cheap Flights Auckland to French AntillesX Cheap Flights Auckland to GuadeloupeX Cheap Flights Auckland to HaitiX Cheap Flights Auckland to JamaicaX Cheap Flights Auckland to MartiniqueX Cheap Flights Auckland to MontserratX Cheap Flights Auckland to NevisX Cheap Flights Auckland to Saint CrioxX Cheap Flights Auckland to Saint KittsX Cheap Flights Auckland to Saint MartinX Cheap Flights Auckland to Saint ThomasX Cheap Flights Auckland to TortolaX cheap flights Auckland to VeniceX Cheap Flights Auckland to Water IslandX flightsX Guinness BookX Laura DekkerX Maarten Yacht ClubX sailingX Cheap Flights Auckland to Leeward AntillesX Cheap Flights Auckland to Windward Antilles

New York, December 2, 2010 – Alitalia, Italy’s largest airline, has taken Italian cuisine to new heights this year and has been awarded “Best Airline Cuisine” by the readers of Global Traveler magazine. Earlier this year, Alitalia introduced new menus designed to showcase the culinary specialities of Italy’s regions in its Magnifica Class cabin.

Global Traveler’s seventh annual GT Tested Reader Survey Awards program surveyed more than 25,000 business and luxury travelers to determine the best in business and luxury travel for 2010. The GT Tested Reader Survey Awards will be presented on Jan. 18, 2011, in New York City.

“We’re honored to win this award,” said Andrea Stolfa, Executive Vice President Marketing, Network and Revenue Management at Alitalia. Since implementing our new service in Magnifica Class, we have received high customer satisfaction for the quality of the menus and cuisine. With the new Italian menus we offer our customers a real high quality ‘Made in Italy’ experience.”

This year, Alitalia introduced regional Italian cuisine in Magnifica Class as part of a larger initiative to offer customers an authentic Italian experience. In addition to menus that rotate every three months, Alitalia is incorporating many products that are certified as authentic to the region in the dishes served on board. The wines served in Magnifica Class are paired with each menu and are hand-selected by the Italian Sommelier Association. Magnifica Class service also includes linens designed by Italian luxury brand Frette, tableware designed by Richard Ginori and personal care items created by Culti. “Congratulations to Alitalia. I’ve always believed Alitalia serves some of the finest airline cuisine, and friends and colleagues have consistently agreed with me,” said Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO, Global Traveler. “Adding the Best Airline Cuisine category in 2010 finally gave our readers the chance to bestow this long deserved honor on Alitalia. It’s comforting to see our readers agree with the esteemed staff and journalists at Global Traveler”.

Global Traveler conducted an open-ended reader survey of its readers from Jan. 1, 2010, to Aug. 31, 2010, to determine the best in many categories of business and luxury travel. Only those questionnaires that were at least 50 percent completed were considered and an outside accounting firm tabulated the results.

The December issue of Global Traveler magazine features Alitalia’s “Best Airline Cuisine” award.

About Alitalia
Alitalia – Compagnia Aerea Italiana is Italy’s leading airline serving 23 million passengers with its fleet of 147 aircraft and operating more than 4,500 weekly flights across a network of 79 destinations. Air One is the Smart Carrier of Alitalia Group operating from the Milan Malpensa airport towards 10 destinations in Italy and in the Mediterranean Basin with low fares and high quality services. Alitalia is a member of the SkyTeam alliance and a partner of the Industry’s Leading Trans-Atlantic Joint Venture, together with Delta Air Lines and the Air France-KLM Group.