A woman who won a lifetime of free trips to Australia from Freedom Air has been told by Air New Zealand she can't have them.

Celia Watkins, who hit the jackpot in 2001, is considering taking Air New Zealand to court after it offered her just $1200 worth of free air miles instead of the flights.

The 38-year-old nurse from Stanmore Bay, Auckland, was told a lifetime of free flights lasted only for the lifetime of Freedom Air, which will cease flying from the end of next month....