Getting NZ1 home

Takeoff minus one week

The Dreamliner performing optimally for the route assigned. Long-range weather check — where are the storms?

Minus 24 hours

Refined weather forecast.

Load controllers work with predicted baggage weight. Operations bosses make the call on standing up Nadi diversion option.

Minus 8 to 6 hours

The actual weight of luggage quantified.

Call on whether bags need to be offloaded.

Minus 1 hour

Check-in closes, final weight and fuel figures to flight deck.

En-route

Weather can change, a tonne of savings possible. Dynamic route planning can avoid Nadi ‘gas and go’.