Originally Posted by
guv1976
I think that you also need to consider how much use you would get from oneworld status. If you fly to and from the U.K. in Business Class, status won't do much for you. And if your only other annual oneworld travel would be a single trans-Tasman roundtrip, I'm not sure that it's worth chasing oneworld status.
Hmm..
Hopefully, will add annual US or Asia travel soon.
That's the thing about NZ: isolated and small, minimal competition. I'd still need AirNZ status for the domestic lounges but their international offerings are expensive and have dropped standards IMHO.