Originally Posted by
mjg59
If I book a trans-Tasman ticket from Virgin for an Air New Zealand operated trans-Tasman flight, do I get *G benefits? And is there any way to figure out which NZ fare class I'll book into?
In my recent experience flying on NZ metal will get you lounge access as *G. Just show them your card and they should be able to enter it into the system. As a bonus I was able to use Koru lounge passes to use the lounge while flying on a VA operated flight, but that might have been pure luck!