AC and Virgin Australia in codeshare for Australia, NZ
Jan 19, 2023, 9:39 am
#106
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Have a separate tickets on the same day as a long haul is a risk. The consequences of you no showing a long haul award are high. You will not have a connection. Just a flight arriving and another flight departing on the same day from the same airport. Air NZ will *not* interline bags. You will need full access for Australia.
Queenstown Airport has a difficult approach to land due to the terrain. In NZ-AU do not get the weather extremes like Canada/USA, especially in January. But delays & cancellations can happen.
Queenstown Airport has a difficult approach to land due to the terrain. In NZ-AU do not get the weather extremes like Canada/USA, especially in January. But delays & cancellations can happen.
Jan 19, 2023, 10:57 am
#107
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Moderator note: This is getting wildly off topic to this thread (the AC-VA partnership) and the AC forum altogether. Let's please send discussion of NZ checked baggage policies, ZQN airport, etc to the Air New Zealand forum or the Oceania destination forum, where they would be more appropriate.
Jan 19, 2023, 3:02 pm
#108
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If you don't have a physical card, you can show them your status via the Air Canada App.
Jan 19, 2023, 7:11 pm
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Apr 16, 2023, 4:37 pm
#112
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I have on a number of occasions. It took just a few days and required no intervention.
Apr 17, 2023, 10:26 am
#114
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Yes, and sometimes it works quickly, and sometimes it doesn't get credited. In the latter case, when I make a claim, I get told that the booking class in question didn't qualify, even though it was exactly the same as ones that did get credited.
May 1, 2023, 3:02 am
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OK, well, two weeks elapsed and the points weren't credited, so I had to do retrospective claims. Let's see how long that takes.
Even more annoying, I had to log-into each family member's account separately to process the claims. I couldn't just enter the flight details once and nominate multiple pax/accounts.
Even more annoying, I had to log-into each family member's account separately to process the claims. I couldn't just enter the flight details once and nominate multiple pax/accounts.
Aug 4, 2023, 3:15 am
#117
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AC elite benefit flying VA?
I swear I saw an AC-VA partnership thread somewhere in this forum, but cannot find it. This is the only relevant thread I can find.
I know as an AC Super Elite, I can get access to VA lounge on a VA boarding pass. I wonder if AC elite can enjoy any other benefits on VA flights. It does not seem I have any priority checkin, security or boarding privilege, though.
VA lounges are spacious, clean and bright, much better than MLLs. However, the food is borderline inedible as compared to that in MLL.
I know as an AC Super Elite, I can get access to VA lounge on a VA boarding pass. I wonder if AC elite can enjoy any other benefits on VA flights. It does not seem I have any priority checkin, security or boarding privilege, though.
VA lounges are spacious, clean and bright, much better than MLLs. However, the food is borderline inedible as compared to that in MLL.
Aug 4, 2023, 6:36 am
#118
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I swear I saw an AC-VA partnership thread somewhere in this forum, but cannot find it. This is the only relevant thread I can find.
I know as an AC Super Elite, I can get access to VA lounge on a VA boarding pass. I wonder if AC elite can enjoy any other benefits on VA flights. It does not seem I have any priority checkin, security or boarding privilege, though.
VA lounges are spacious, clean and bright, much better than MLLs. However, the food is borderline inedible as compared to that in MLL.
I know as an AC Super Elite, I can get access to VA lounge on a VA boarding pass. I wonder if AC elite can enjoy any other benefits on VA flights. It does not seem I have any priority checkin, security or boarding privilege, though.
VA lounges are spacious, clean and bright, much better than MLLs. However, the food is borderline inedible as compared to that in MLL.
Aside from that there are no other priority access on VA. Just lounge + points
Aug 4, 2023, 8:09 am
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Aug 4, 2023, 12:54 pm
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