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Old Aug 4, 2014, 9:54 pm
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Status points needed to retain gold
Apologies if this has already been asked. I'm nearing the end of my annual airpoints anniversary and I'm looking like I won't quite make my status points to retain gold - maybe 10 or 20 points short. I feel slightly aggrieved that the new points counting system has seriously worked against me, and in previous years I'd have retained gold with trans tasman and local trips.

Has anyone had experience of asking very nicely to be let off those last 10 or 20 points needed to retain status? Or is this a cold, hard line that one has to get over, and I need to be arranging my status run now?!
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Old Aug 4, 2014, 10:26 pm
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Originally Posted by GeorgieNZ
Apologies if this has already been asked. I'm nearing the end of my annual airpoints anniversary and I'm looking like I won't quite make my status points to retain gold - maybe 10 or 20 points short. I feel slightly aggrieved that the new points counting system has seriously worked against me, and in previous years I'd have retained gold with trans tasman and local trips.

Has anyone had experience of asking very nicely to be let off those last 10 or 20 points needed to retain status? Or is this a cold, hard line that one has to get over, and I need to be arranging my status run now?!
Thanks
NZ will usually be slightly lenient if you are only around 10 off, not sure you will get away with 20 or more but best give them a ring to see. It may be a case of speaking to the right agent, so if at first you are denied try ringing again and getting a different person. Or use the Help and Contact area on the website to email them.

Good luck!
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Old Aug 4, 2014, 11:38 pm
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Originally Posted by GeorgieNZ
Apologies if this has already been asked. I'm nearing the end of my annual airpoints anniversary and I'm looking like I won't quite make my status points to retain gold - maybe 10 or 20 points short.
If you are that close, why not just do a quick cheap status run turnaround to the nearest major city (8SPs each way).
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Old Aug 5, 2014, 3:29 pm
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I'm not sure i'm going to risk their grace, but will arrange a status run!
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