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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 11:48 am
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Originally Posted by rayonline
Can someone advise me which FFP from One World allows the quickest way to partner lounge access?

I have been with AirNZ Star Alliance 15yrs but since 2003/04 when they switched to dollar points not gotten anything other than domestic, I just joined Asiana but not done any mileage. So just wondering about One World.

I have looked at Qantas but seems longer to get status or rewards. I also looked at their earning tables, if you fly Cathay, Qantas only give you 0.50pts per mile and 0.25 with British Airways - with the economy fares. The Cathay Marco Polo club isn't as generous to get to Sapphire (ie., 60,000). The British Airways FFP doesn't allow New Zealanders to enrol.

Edit - normally taking cheap fares. Flying NZ to Asia mainly maybe to Canada occasionally. Once or twice per year that is 14,000 miles per time so 14-28k per year in total. 1) which is quickest to get lounge access? 2) which is faster for rewards ignoring lounge access.


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I think you should stay with NZ, even if it is all black! There just isn't any program in OW that will award you status on 14k-28/year.

What you can do, is to very carefully examine the fare classes of your NZ flights, especially your longhaul, to the earning table of A3 Miles&bonus (*A). Some low econ classes earn 70%, and if so your 28k miles will just barely put you over the threshold of *G and you will be back in koru lounge, 'Maramara keke'.
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