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From small events, big things one day come
There are countless events in world history where small, seemingly insignificant events would later have significant global repercussions. Perhaps one of the most notable was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which led to World War 1.
In the aviation sector, Air New Zealand (ANZ) announced a long-haul flight as part of its post-pandemic recovery. At a scheduled 16 hours and 15 minutes, flight NZ2 from Auckland, New Zealand to New York City is one of the world’s longest flights.
But the flight has recently run into some headwinds, literally and figuratively. Simply Flying reported that NZ2 had been forced to fly fewer passengers due to wind miscalculation. A basic calculation shows that even a slight 60-mile-per-hour headwind can ultimately cause AZ2 to be 1,000 miles short of its destination.
Due to this, the Air New Zealand Boeing 787 has not been able to fly at capacity. And that directly affects the profitability of the flight. ANZ is being forced to bump passengers from the flight to avoid making a costly fuel stop in the middle.
Fuel is one of the highest costs for airlines, accounting for 20–40% of expenditure depending on price and…
