Originally Posted by CHCflyer

I do think that NZ does play a bit fast and loose with codeshares. The whole point of a codeshare is to attract a buyer to a product as if it were the real thing. To then reject the lounge, earn and burn options is little short of deception. To dismiss this as caveat emptor is not really good enough- the buyer has now been stung once and will probably not choose or trust NZ and its codesharing promiscuity in the future. Although we are all regular travelers and pretty clued up about travel and maximizing our returns from flying, not everyone is as fastidious about this and takes the offer on face value. As far as the OP is concerned, the GA codeshare looks no different to the SQ deal, and why should it not?