Originally Posted by
nzkarit
Basically people say metal as short hand to mean AirNZ Marketed and AirNZ operated. Non metal is everything that is not AirNZ Marketed and AirNZ operated. This distinction is important for Elite as *A flights don't count for the 60%.
Metal - AirNZ Marketed and AirNZ operated. Status Boost every 10 flights. Qualifying Partner Airline Routes.
Non-metal - AirNZ code shares operated by other carriers, *A flights, *A Code Shares operated by AirNZ, Credit Cards.
I have a different nomenclature in my head, but haven’t really thought too hard about it:
AirNZ Metal SPs - AirNZ Marketed and AirNZ operated. Status Boost every 10 flights. Qualifying Partner Airline Routes (these are very limited and specific).
Non-AirNZ Metal SPs - AirNZ code shares operated by other carriers, *A flights, *A Code Shares operated by AirNZ.
Credit Card SPs - credit earn