Low Status Point earn rate in Business to Singapore or Hong Kong?
Why does Air New Zealand have such abysmal status points earn rates when flying BP to Hong Kong or Singapore?
Example Business class booking on Tuesday 11th April returning Sunday 16th April:
Dunedin to Hong Kong return cost $9702 and earns 486 status points
Dunedin to Bali return cost $9852 and earns 786 status points
Both flights are business global saver and both are with Air New Zealand and not partner airlines. The flight to Bali is much shorter. It's strange how Air NZ make it hard for people to retain status if they are flying to Singapore/Hong Kong vs the other routes (LA, Bali) which earn at a much higher rate but for a similar price.
Does someone have a good explanation for why they do this? I'm trying to retain my Elite status but it might not feasible when you can't earn enough points on a route you actually need to fly.
Last edited by 0100; Mar 27, 2023 at 3:19 pm
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