Buying a ticket - Day 3

Now that you have chosen your country it is time to start planning your trip. One of the first things you will need to do is to buy an air plane ticket. There are many, many airlines that fly around the world. Some of the most common are:

Air Canada Air New Zealand

                               

Emirates             Air Asia

                

When you get onto the air plane you will be asked to watch a short safety video that tells you how to stay safe when flying in a plane. Arguably, the best air land safety videos are produced by Air New Zealand.

Activity 1

Watch both of the current Air New Zealand safety videos. The first is a video that stars the All Blacks. The second is a video that stars Rhys Darby and Anna Faris (Hollywood actress).  Links for the videos are found below:

Air New Zealand ‘Men In Black’ video

Air New Zealand ‘Safety in Hollywood’ video

Once you have finished watching the videos, go to your blog and list three things that you need to do to stay safe on an airplane.

Answer:

In emergencies place your place your head in your hands and lead on the seat before you, and if you are in the front with no seat in front of you then place your head in your hands and lead on your legs.

If the seat belt sign illuminates then we must return to our seats and buckle up.

In other emergencies an oxygen bag will pop out from above, pull down on the mask and put over nose and mouth. Remember put your one on before assisting children.

Activity 2

Imagine that you have been asked to create your very own airline. What would you call it? Design a simple logo for your airline and post it on your blog. You must include a short explanation of your logo below the picture.

Answers:

"The Eagle" is blue, because it represents freedom which all passengers should feel like when they step foot on this plane. I decided to call my plane "The Eagle" because if it's going to be the best plane ever, then I might as well give it a powerful name. The Eagle is the chief of all winged birds (and planes.)

Bonus Activity - Air plane tickets can be very expensive. The table below lists the cost of one return ticket for one person from Auckland, New Zealand to the capital city of each country included in the Summer Learning Journey programme. The costs are listed in the local currency (money) of the country and not in New Zealand dollars.

Name of City	Cost of Return Flight
Canberra, Australia	826            AUD              Australian Dollars
Tokyo, Japan	147172      JPY                Japanese Yen
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	7182          MYR             Malaysian Ringgit
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	7219           AED             United Arab Emirates Dirham
Cape Town, South Africa	27296          ZAR             South African Rand
Berlin, Germany	2182            EUR             Euros
London, England	1442            GBP             Great British Pounds
Santiago, Chile	1 582 030    CLP              Chilean Peso
Mexico City, Mexico	90 664         MXN            Mexican Peso
Ottawa, Canada	2064            CAD             Canadian Dollar

Use the XE currency converter website [http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/] to find out how much each ticket would cost in New Zealand dollars [NZD $$]. On your blog, tell us:

1. How much it would cost in New Zealand dollars to fly to each country.
2. Which country is the most expensive country to visit
3. Which country is the least expensive country to visit

To use the XE site you have to complete these four steps:

Step 1 – Enter the price of the airline ticket in the far left box.

Step 2 – Select the currency you want from the drop down menu in the second box.

Step 3 – Select ‘NZD – New Zealand Dollar’ as the currency in the third box.

Step 4 – Click on the blue button with the white arrow. It will take you to a second page that tells you how the ticket will cost in New Zealand Dollars (NZD).

Answers:

1. 

Name of City:	Destination:	Cost of Airplane ticket (NZD)
Auckland, New Zealand	Canberra, Australia	$865.856
Auckland, New Zealand	Tokyo, Japan	$1,804.73
Auckland, New Zealand	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2,314.63
Auckland, New Zealand	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	2,838.52
Auckland, New Zealand	Cape Town, South Africa	2,791.74
Auckland, New Zealand	Berlin, Germany	3,274.80
Auckland, New Zealand	London, England	2,579.84
Auckland, New Zealand	Santiago, Chile	3,369.641
Auckland, New Zealand	Mexico City, Mexico	6,419.11

 Auckland, New Zealand             Ottawa, Canada                        2,223.65    

2. The most expensive place to go to is Mexico City, Mexico.

3. The least expensive place to go to is Canberra, Australia.