Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited Pricing for the 2019-2022 Period
Other pricing changes This section describes two minor changes to charges in the Standard Terms and Conditions.
Queenstown night operations
AIRWAYS PROPOSED In 2016 a new charge was added to the Standard Terms and Conditions for Queenstown night operations. The charge covered new investment in lighting infrastructure to allow night operations into Queenstown and applied to all aircraft over 30 tonnes. The ATR fleet was excluded from the new charge as ATRs were not certified to operate RNP-AR approaches into Queenstown at the time. Since 2016, the majority of the ATR fleet has been certified to operate RNP-AR approaches into Queenstown. Accordingly, Airways proposed that the costs for Queenstown night operations be spread across all airline operators. To achieve this outcome Airways proposed to remove the separate charge from the Standard Terms and Conditions and consolidate the costs into the Queenstown Aerodrome Charge.
SUMMARY OF SUBMISSIONS
All submissions on this topic supported the proposed change.
AIRWAYS’ RESPONSE Airways will remove the separate charge from the Standard Terms and Conditions and adjust the Queenstown Aerodrome Charge with effect from 1 July 2019.
Extended or unscheduled out-of-hours service
AIRWAYS PROPOSED Where extended coverage is requested and approved outside the published ‘core hours’ of watch at regional aerodromes, Airways charges a flat fee for a maximum of three hours. Currently, there is one charge listed in the Standard Terms and Conditions, which applies to all regional aerodromes. Airways proposed introducing a second lower charge for aerodromes where Airways provides an Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS). The lower charge reflects that Airways’ costs for recalling AFIS staff are lower than costs for recalling ATC staff.
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