Kiwi Travel International Airlines
Kiwi Travel International Airlines was a discount airline from New Zealand. It flew both scheduled (planned) and charters (irregular/unplanned) flights from New Zealand to Australia, Samoa and Tonga.[2] The airline borrowed airplanes from many different companies.[3]At different times, it flew Boeing 727, Boeing 737, Boeing 757 and Airbus A320 airplanes.[4] The airline was among one of the first low-cost carriers. In December 1995, Air New Zealand started Freedom Air. It was another discount airline intended to compete with Kiwi. In September 1996, Kiwi Travel stopped flying due to the intense competition from Freedom Air.[5] Ewan Wilson, the former CEO of Kiwi Travel International, is involved with starting a new airline, Kiwi Regional Airlines.[6][7]
 A Boeing 737 of Kiwi Travel | |||||||
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| Founded | 1994 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1995 [1] | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1996 | ||||||
| Hubs | Hamilton International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 10 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||
| Key people | Ewan Wilson | ||||||
References
change- ↑ "Yearbook Australia". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ Lück, Dr Michael; Gross, Prof Dr Sven (28 September 2013). The Low Cost Carrier Worldwide. ISBN 9781472400222. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ An Interactive Edition News Roundup (9 September 1996). "Plane Leasing Problems MeanKiwi International's Liquidation". WSJ. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ "Kiwi Travel International Airlines Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ Haugh, David (June 1999). "An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie". New Zealand Economic Papers. 33 (1): 1–25. doi:10.1080/00779959909544295. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ Pattrick Smellie (15 December 2015). "Failed airline entrepreneur Ewan Wilson targets regional routes". National Business Review. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ Libby Wilson (1 March 2015). "Kiwi Regional Airline 'totally different' to failed Kiwi Air". Stuff/Fairfax New Zealand Limited. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
