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Operations => Aviation & Flying Activities => Topic started by: a2capt on November 01, 2012, 07:58:41 PM

Title: Air New Zealand FTW!
Post by: a2capt on November 01, 2012, 07:58:41 PM
An Unexpected Briefing #airnzhobbit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBlRbrB_Gnc#ws)
Title: Re: Air New Zealand FTW!
Post by: Eclipse on November 01, 2012, 08:10:05 PM
Cool.

These days legroom and open seats are more of a fantasy then Hobbits.
Title: Re: Air New Zealand FTW!
Post by: PHall on November 01, 2012, 08:20:22 PM
Quote from: Eclipse on November 01, 2012, 08:10:05 PM
Cool.

These days legroom and open seats are more of a fantasy then Hobbits.


I didn't notice any "open" seats. And the seats with legroom were the Business Primier class seats.

You get the legroom, for a lot of money.

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New Zealand has really made a big deal about the Lord of the Rings movies. They were filmed down there. Mostly on the South Island in the Christchurch area.


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Title: Re: Air New Zealand FTW!
Post by: Eclipse on November 01, 2012, 08:43:22 PM
Quote from: PHall on November 01, 2012, 08:20:22 PM
I didn't notice any "open" seats. And the seats with legroom were the Business Plus class seats.
(http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5076/anzpo.jpg)
Title: Re: Air New Zealand FTW!
Post by: ♠SARKID♠ on November 02, 2012, 02:01:18 AM
They're minting coins with Tolkien characters on them too.

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/10/10/the-hobbit-new-zealand-releases-tolkien-themed-currency-stamps/#/1 (http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/10/10/the-hobbit-new-zealand-releases-tolkien-themed-currency-stamps/#/1)
Title: Re: Air New Zealand FTW!
Post by: jimmydeanno on November 02, 2012, 02:02:33 AM
"Make sure that your seat back is in the full upright position...unless you're in business premier, where you choose your seatback position."