FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Is Vayama worth the risk?
View Single Post
Old Sep 14, 2020, 7:09 pm
  #42  
MSPeconomist
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,369
Originally Posted by hkcj
Right now AC won't issue me a voucher directly, and it's unclear from AC's website if Vayama can. Apparently they don't expire so that's definitely better than the fee.

That's my current strategy, looking at FlightAware shows me that NZ has been running at least one non-stop a day to LA in recent months, and AC hasn't been refunding COVID cancellations.
Are you sure you're not seeing daily cargo flights that aren't open to passengers? Given NZ's COVID-19 travel restrictions, I wouldn't expect to see any traffic other than cargo and restricted special repatriation flights.
MSPeconomist is offline