Originally Posted by
rich5011
so with the change in points using *star partners where do stand with
akl-sfo nz metal -lh ticket
sfo -fra -yvr LH
Yvr-akl NZ Nz ticket seemingly as seperate PNR
last time i posted this i got
260 (plus bonus of 40)
90
90
260 (plus bonus of 40)
i am probabaly thick but am confused what i wll get now....
Assuming this is in business class you should get 300+90+90+300, ie the same.
Originally Posted by
ntddevsys
My interpretation was that this was just affirming the mixed accrual bonus system.
No. Mixed accrual bonus applies only on NZ to North America, LAX-LHR, LHR-HKG and NZ to Asia. However someone doing something like JNB-PER-AKL in business class will see their PER-AKL earn jump from 40 (yes it is that mean at the moment) to 110.
Originally Posted by
ntddevsys
If you think about it Airpoints Dollars is a genius scheme (As long as the customers don't leave) - as inflation eats away at the value, and NZ don't pay interest.
Of course this is a major reason earning was fixed instead of being linked to airfare. (Then again, SQ PPS changes shows that linking to airfare is problematic if you have differential earning rates on own metal vs other airlines.)
Originally Posted by
ntddevsys
The problem is these fixed redemptions - ugs, star partners and longhaul business redemptions. Still they have managed to get away with increasing AKL-HNL by to over 2.5 times what it was in just 4 years. And the product remains unchanged.
Not quite unchanged. New PTV and AVOD has recently been added.
Originally Posted by
rich5011
now i have just logged in to MY air nz , this is intersting , it has deleted my 3 comp upgrades
How did you get 3? Normally when you go up a status level the complimentary upgrades earnt at the previous level are removed if they were unused.