Purchase upgrade on check in ?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Mar 17, 2017, 2:59 am

#16

codyc1515

Join Date: Apr 2016

Posts: 778

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyfive

They also offer last minute discounted cash upgrades at check-in/lounge if you ask. But these don't Issue you a new fare class, which means you dont earn extra points. So make sure to ask.

Interesting. Do you have any indication of the price?

Mar 17, 2017, 7:50 pm

#17

johnnyfive

Join Date: Jul 2011

Programs: VA Silver, NZ Gold

Posts: 327

Quote:

Originally Posted by codyc1515

Interesting. Do you have any indication of the price?

From memory I got offered a price of $1000-$1200 from Y to BP

Mar 25, 2017, 2:07 pm

#18

flyinggato

Join Date: Oct 2016

Programs: Air New Zealand Airpoints-Silver and Koru

Posts: 31

So when you're in the lounge, can you just ask them there how much it would be to upgrade say from Economy to Premium Economy? Thats if your RU hasnt cleared. Thanks

May 3, 2017, 3:53 pm

#19

JANZFlyer

Join Date: Feb 2013

Location: AKL

Programs: NZ*E, QR Plat

Posts: 366

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyinggato

So when you're in the lounge, can you just ask them there how much it would be to upgrade say from Economy to Premium Economy? Thats if your RU hasnt cleared. Thanks

When I was checking in for AKL-HNL last week at the J/Elite check in desks, she pulled out a laminated chart which had the last minute upgrade prices.
Extra seat in Y was $99

Sky couch upgrade was $399 (we already had one) can't remember what the other things were.

May 3, 2017, 4:13 pm

#20

sbiddle

Join Date: Apr 2013

Location: New Zealand (most of the time)

Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite

Posts: 6,118

The extra seat is just Air NZ's Twin Seat (https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/buy-...at-at-check-in) which is something 99% of people don't seem to know about.

May 3, 2017, 5:28 pm

#21

Beckett66

Join Date: Jan 2017

Location: JER

Programs: NZ Elite *G, QF Gold, Accor+ Diamond

Posts: 157

I asked for a Twin Seat at LAX in January, having read about it here. The 3 Air NZ staff at the check-in counter had never heard of it, so I showed them the page on the Air NZ website. They phoned a supervisor who said that they don't offer Twin Seat from LAX.

May 3, 2017, 5:34 pm

#22

sbiddle

Join Date: Apr 2013

Location: New Zealand (most of the time)

Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite

Posts: 6,118

The website doesn't say that, but only a busy route such as LAX where loading are incredibly high the odds of being able to be moved so you can get a free seat (without having to also move other pax) is going to be pretty minimal.