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Feb 23, 2015, 12:21 am

#31

brucelee

Join Date: Jul 2012

Location: Auckland

Programs: NZ GOLD (*G), KLM FB S, QF S,

Posts: 291

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebound

Yep matched within 24 hours also.

Feb 23, 2015, 12:32 am

#32

Kamadan

Join Date: Dec 2013

Location: Usually Auckland, NZ

Programs: NZ Elite (*G), QF S (OWR), UA 0.14MM

Posts: 690

Quote:

Originally Posted by ANZ787900

Got mine too. 475 status credits over 14 years.. I fly QF a lot

Well, you are doing better than I am.
According to my account... I have 120 Lifetime Status Credits over the past 10 years... quite a way to go to reach LTG!

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeriouslyLost

What's the email address to send to or that you're all getting a response from? I'm interested to try this from the US with an A3 *G card. I'm not going to credit to QF, but it'd be interesting to try it just to see what happens.

So long as you have a valid New Zealand mailing/postal address (or have friends/family who can lend you theirs) for this offer, why not, I'd go for it.

Feb 23, 2015, 12:37 am

#33

Kiwi Flyer

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Join Date: Nov 2003

Location: on a short leash

Programs: some

Posts: 71,422

Quote:

Originally Posted by oranjemakker

Hmmm... just made gold on Qantas, changed some flights from NZ to them for that reason!
Wonder if they match Elites to Platinum if asked (doubt it somehow!)

You have as much chance as I have of QF matching my lifetime diamond plus status, i.e. none.

Feb 23, 2015, 12:40 am

#34

Kiwi Flyer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nz79

My chance of retaining gold are poor however, unless in consider giving up elite and try and maintain gold on both.....

QF program is very poor, but then so is NZ. If you are likely to fly QF reasonably often then it may be more valuable to maintain QF gold + NZ gold rather than NZ elite. However if unlikely to fly QF much then QF status isn't worth going out of your way to maintain.

Feb 23, 2015, 12:56 am

#35

ANZ787900

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: NZ

Programs: AA, UA, QF, TK, EY, NZ

Posts: 447

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer

I'm waiting for AA to start AKL services.....

Feb 23, 2015, 1:02 am

#36

Kiwi Flyer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ANZ787900

I'm waiting for AA to start AKL services.....

Seems unlikely to me, at least in the near/medium term.

Feb 23, 2015, 1:59 am

#37

ANZ787900

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: NZ

Programs: AA, UA, QF, TK, EY, NZ

Posts: 447

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer

Seems unlikely to me, at least in the near/medium term.

HA is looking to increase services to 5x weekly. I still think there's room there - the gap which QF left behind.

Feb 23, 2015, 3:53 am

#38

WLG Base

Ambassador: Air New Zealand

Join Date: Dec 2006

Location: Wellington NZ

Programs: NZ Elite, EK Gold, Qatar Gold, Amex Plat, Accor Gold, Hilton Gold

Posts: 1,426

I applied tonight at 19:13 approved at 20:19.

Feb 23, 2015, 5:42 am

#39

Beano

Join Date: Mar 2014

Location: bne

Programs: Velocity Gold, AIRNZ Elite, Qantas Silver ,Hilton Diamond

Posts: 1,320

With both airnz and qantas poor ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer

If both qantas and Airnz are poor programmes is the best combination for a person who travels from nz and australia and normally accumulates about 2,200 SP pa to go for gold on AIRNZ,qantas and virgin and then you can choose the best deal of the day?

Ps Elite can be retained for a few more years due to banking

Last edited by Beano; Feb 23, 2015 at 5:46 am Reason: More info

Feb 23, 2015, 1:02 pm

#40

oranjemakker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

Programs: NZ Elite; QF Platinum; CZ Gold; MU Platinum; Marriott Titanium; Accor Platinum

Posts: 1,467

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nz79

Applied at 0800 approved by 1600.

Has to be a Trans Tasman market share grab.
I doubt I would use them for long haul to Asia or beyond, that extra stopover is a deal breaker for me.
I have done a few NZ ticketed Virgin flights to/from Brisbane lately, as NZ times are to early to get in a full day of business for the homeward leg, the service was average and food horrible. Qantas has a flight the same time as Virgin so I will definitely use them for some flights.

My chance of retaining gold are poor however, unless in consider giving up elite and try and maintain gold on both.....

Presume you are Auckland based? From Christchurch, QF is a really good alternative to NZ. We now have to have a stop in Auckland for nearly all international flights on NZ, and basically all if we want to fly anything other than Y. My personal experiences with QF have been good, and i see they are upgrading their angle lie flat seats to fully flat, which will mean their Asia routes will be more comfortable in J.

The other thing that Qantas did very well on it seems to me is their alliance with EK, which I think is an excellent airline in premium cabins (never flew Y) and full QF status points etc. and, of course if you want to spoil yourself the option of F, which is just a whole class above anything NZ offers. Yes, I know that NZ have partnered with SQ, but their status point offering is awful, I just dummied a J flight CHC-SIN in March, for the same price you get 240 SP on NZ metal and 120 on SQ, and thats on the NZ codeshare!

Feb 24, 2015, 1:27 am

#41

Kiwi Flyer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by oranjemakker

Yes, I know that NZ have partnered with SQ, but their status point offering is awful, I just dummied a J flight CHC-SIN in March, for the same price you get 240 SP on NZ metal and 120 on SQ, and thats on the NZ codeshare!

Qantas is just as bad. SYD-LHR flying on BA gives half the status credits and less than half the points compared with flying on QF.

Feb 24, 2015, 6:12 pm

#42

oranjemakker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

Programs: NZ Elite; QF Platinum; CZ Gold; MU Platinum; Marriott Titanium; Accor Platinum

Posts: 1,467

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer

Qantas is just as bad. SYD-LHR flying on BA gives half the status credits and less than half the points compared with flying on QF.

So its just EK that they match on (as long as you book the QF codeshare)?

Feb 24, 2015, 6:34 pm

#43

Blackcloud

Join Date: May 2006

Location: Wellington

Programs: QFWP (LTSG), NZ (Jade), TG ROP (Forgotten), OZ (Silver), AA (Cardboard), EK (Lowest of the Low)

Posts: 4,669

Quote:

Originally Posted by oranjemakker

So its just EK that they match on (as long as you book the QF codeshare)?

Any QF coded flight regardless of operating metal will be treated as a QF sector and will credit the appropriate amount (airfare must be an earning fare).

Feb 24, 2015, 7:18 pm

#44

Craig Whitmore

Join Date: Sep 2014

Location: Auckland - New Zealand

Programs: NZ*G,Accor-Gold

Posts: 232

I've noticed that ANZ now has Qantas Cards (in NZ) (And Adverts on NZ TV)

https://www.qantas.com.au/fflyer/dyn...rd-new-zealand

So Spend $20000 and get 20000 Qantas Points which will get you to Sydney (18000 Points Economy)

Compare to AirNZ which if you spend $20000 on your Credit Card you'll get ~200 Airpoints (which will get you to Sydney as well (just)) (Depending which card)

A land grab to get people to move over to Qantas me thinks