Originally Posted by
boticario
I have a reservation (LHR to LAX), which is a Spanair ticket issued for travel on Air New Zealand.
I contacted Air New Zealand in Spain for reticketing and they told me Air New Zealand is not honoring Spanair tickets, because it's an expensive flight.
I have to say I have another reservation (Spanair ticket) for travel on Lufthansa in Business class from Bilbao to Miami that has been honored as originally ticketed, and other airlines like Continental, United and Singapore Airlines are honoring those tickets as well. I don't understand these differences between parters... I think we all must learn from this...
I am sorry to hear about your situation.
Some airlines are choosing to fly Spanair passengers even though their tickets have no value, and it very nice that they are doing that.... but that doesn't mean that every airline is obliged to do that.
None of these airlines will receive any payment for the ticketed sectors as the issuing airline no longer exists. I guess each airline will make their own decision whether it is worth flying you for free.
Airlines such as UA/SQ and LH all of which fly to Spain may have made a business decision that it is worth letting you fly without payment because they may get your business in future.
NZ doesn't fly to Spain so they probably feel that they don't have as much to gain by being nice and giving you a seat without receiving payment.