Pacific Blue Airlines

Pacific Blue Airlines
IATA code :	DJ
ICAO code :	PBN
Call sign :	BLUEBIRD
Founding:	2003
Operation stopped:	2011
Seat:	Christchurch , New Zealand
Turnstile :	Christchurch , Auckland , Wellington , Brisbane
Management:	Mark Pitt
Frequent Flyer Program :	Velocity Rewards
Fleet size:	10
Aims:	Australia, South Pacific
Pacific Blue Airlines ceased operations in 2011. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Pacific Blue Airlines was a New Zealand based airline based in Christchurch and a subsidiary of the Australian Virgin Blue Airlines .

history

Pacific Blue was founded in 2003 and started its flight operations in January 2004 with the connection from Christchurch to Brisbane . Pacific Blue also flew from Wellington to Sydney for three months ; this connection was then canceled again for the connection to Brisbane. In August 2007, Pacific Blue began operating domestic routes in New Zealand. The first connections were Auckland – Wellington, Auckland – Christchurch and Christchurch – Wellington. Pacific Blue Dunedin was the only low cost domestic airline in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands after the liquidation of Freedom Air . In December 2011, Pacific Blue was merged into Virgin Australia as a New Zealand subsidiary as part of a restructuring of the umbrella brand .

aims

Pacific Blue connected numerous major cities in Australia and New Zealand, such as Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Wellington. In addition, some South Pacific islands such as Fiji and Vanuatu are served. If necessary, she also flies for Polynesian Blue .

fleet

As of August 2011, the Pacific Blue fleet consisted of ten aircraft:

• 10 Boeing 737-800 (1 operated for Polynesian Blue )

See also

• Former Airlines List (Australia and Oceania)
• Virgin Group

Web links

Commons : Pacific Blue Airlines  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Website of Pacific Blue Airlines (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nzherald.co.nz - Virgin Australia rebrands its Pacific carriers (English) December 8, 2011.
2. ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Pacific Blue Airlines fleet  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on August 20, 2011.