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Old Mar 19, 2012, 4:59 pm
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holtju2
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This possible change is a good reminder to start burning those close to 800K SkyMiles that I have had sitting on my account.

Originally Posted by RealHJ
When other *A FFP members fly on NZ, do they still earn regular miles based on distance though (as part of their program, which I'd think states that for all *A airlines they earn miles based on distance)? Or do they earn these "airports dollars" instead (even though not NZ FFP members, and their FPP is not set to earn this way)?
You earn miles on other Star Alliance carriers Frequent flier programs when flying in on NZ.

Originally Posted by RealHJ
And NZ FFP members flying airlines other than NZ, presumably still earn based on mi distance.. or?
Nope. You earn Air Points based on the ticketed cabin and their zones. You can learn more about this at http://www.airnewzealand.com.au/airp...rt-from-1-june.
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