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[cepp25]

Hello everybody i need some help.

i would like fly to Auckland (i have a hub in Lisbon, Porto and faro). 

is it possible to fly to new zealand? if yes how can i do? I tried to open another hub in Athens but it won't allow me

 

is it possible to fly to new zealand? if yes how can i do? I tried to open another hub in Athens but it won't allow me

[noah1964]

Hi, unfortunatly there are no planes that can fly that distance...
The only way to fly from portugal to auckland is via Ponta Delgada (PDL) with a boeing 777-200LR but that route won't be profitable I thinks since the demand is very low and the plane can not operate with the full amount of passengers...
Good luck!

[Cheapside]

You probably would have better chances with Lisbon to Sydney, but even that is over 11 thousand miles, about a thousand miles outside the range of the 777-200LR.  Demand would probably be low too (I've known this from the low demand even from Moscow to Sydney).  

[jackarooneyroo]

I'm hubbed in Auckland on R6 and my answer is the 777-200LR. I have this plane running at 30% capacity from AKL to a handful of major cities in Europe, but every route makes a net loss of $250,000. Those distances just are not profitable. Max the range of the -200LR at full or slightly reduced capacity, and no further, as such long routes do not make enough to cover costs of fuel and gates. Hope this helps.

[Maestro69]

Hello everybody i need some help.

i would like fly to Auckland (i have a hub in Lisbon, Porto and faro). 

is it possible to fly to new zealand? if yes how can i do? I tried to open another hub in Athens but it won't allow me

 

is it possible to fly to new zealand? if yes how can i do? I tried to open another hub in Athens but it won't allow me

 

I changed the font size. next time, you dont need to make it bigger to get people to reply.

[KMRobinson318]

The EU Open Skies agreement only allows you to run between other EU countries; it doesn't allow you to fly from another country to a destination outside the EU. Therefore if your HQ is in Portugal you're not allowed to fly Athens-Auckland.