An update to the
old earning thread is long overdue.
Here is a link to official Air NZ airbucks earning chart, but sadly doesnt give all details of relevant booking classes. More info is found buried in the
Air NZ airbucks t&c.
Airbucks are based on routing, distance and class. Only airbucks earned on Air NZ and *A count toward status. (See
here for more details.) There is not a simple ratio between earning for disc economy, economy, business and first.
No points on award classes, and upgrades only earn airbucks on the paid class.
Earning on NZ flights is higher than on other flights on the same route. With the exception of Air NZ flights, earning rates for status (where applicable eg not codeshares on non-partner airlines) and airbucks are the same.
In many cases discounted business class is non-earning (usually class Z see below).
Air New Zealand
NZ earning chart
Non-earning: NR (travel industry), IX (awards), any fare paid with airbucks, awards using other FFPs, competition fares & infant fares (on domestic, Tasman & South Pacific routes).
Status points only*: on domestic, Tasman & South Pacific routes - LGSKP (smart saver & sale fares), F (grabaseat)
* these also count towards waiver of annual membership fee
Discount economy: LGSKPF (longhaul only), QVWT (flexi saver)
Economy: YBMH (fully flexi)
Premium Economy: UEOA
Business: CDJZ
Adria Airways
Non-earning: AEFIJLNOPRTUX
Air Canada
Non-earning: DFEGKNPTW
Air China
Non-earning: INORTX
ANA
Non-earning: EINOPQRUVX
Discount economy: includes domestic business class
Asiana Airways
Non-earning: GILNOPRTXZ
Austrian Airlines
Non-earning: AEFIKLNOPRTUXZ
Croatia Airlines
Non-earning: AEFGIJKLNOPRTUXZ
bmi
Non-earning: FINRTXZ, EGW (within Europe)
EgyptAir
Non-earning: VLEGSWTUOIXRN
LOT
Non-earning: AEFIJKLNOPRTUX
Lufthansa
Non-earning: EILNORTX
Mexicana
No status points are earned on any fares.
Non-earning: EFGIJNOPRTUXZ
Economy: includes D (discounted business class)
SAS and blue1
Non-earning: FGIKLNOPRTUWX, all domestic flights in Norway, some domestic flights in Sweden
Shanghai Airlines
Non-earning: GIKNOPQRVWXZ
Singapore Airlines
Non-earning: GINOQVTX
Discount economy: includes all mileage-eligible economy booking classes
South African Airways
Non-earning: AEFINOPRUX
Spanair
Non-earning: INPRX
Swiss
Non-earning: INOPX
TAP
Non-earning: NPX
Thai Airways
Non-earning: EILNORX, GVW (outside Thailand)
Turkish Airlines
Non-earning: IROXNPVUWG
United Airlines
Non-earning: GINOX
Economy: includes Z (discounted business)
US Airways
Non-earning: IX
Economy: includes OJ (discounted first & business)
Virgin Atlantic
No status points are earned on any fares. VS codeshares on Malaysia Airlines (VS 501-504, 522-523) do earn airpoints.
Non-earning: EFGIOPTU, all booking classes except N on LON-JNB/CPT/LOS/PHC/DEL
Economy: includes premium economy
Business: includes upper class
Current as at 31 August 2009. Updated to post #1.
Please advise any additions/corrections.
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