Originally Posted by
lauraf
Hi everyone,
Hoping you can help with a quick question. I have 2 gold recognition upgrades to use. The terms say they can only be used on an Air NZ "ticketed and operated flight". What does the ticketed part mean in reality?
I can save $600 off the Air NZ flights I have in mind for upgrade by booking through a travel agent, rather than the Air NZ website. Hoping ticketed doesn't mean you can only book through Air NZ
As a side - really surprised I found the exact flights elsewhere for much cheaper! Thought cheapest would be on Air NZ's own website. Apparently not.
Thank you from a newbie
I am pretty sure it means that the ticket number needs to start with 086 and that flight must be on an Air NZ plane operated by Air New Zealand.
if you refer to the Compassionate Fares page on the Air New Zealand website there is a paragraph "An Air New Zealand booking is defined as flights ticketed on Air New Zealand ticket stock (tickets starting with 086) for travel on Air New Zealand flights only." which is a useful definition.
Of course if you still have doubts you should call Air NZ which should be reasonably quick if you are *G as you will get priority service. It's a shame that (to my knowledge) they don't have a price match policy
