NZ Partner flight award redemption
May 19, 2017, 10:50 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Programs: NZ *G
Posts: 412
The only time I've done it was on Virgin Atlantic. Booking flights was fine but VA cancelled our tickets without warning about four weeks from departure when it seems loads got heavy. NZ were no help and I was .... out of luck. I've never tried again.
May 20, 2017, 1:39 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Auckland
Programs: NZ Elite, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 908
Yes. I have. TG are easy to get F/J seats on. I've gotten LH F and LX F a couple of times too. Although I hear LX has gone the way of SQ and are no longer releasing Star Awards to partners for F class.
May 20, 2017, 5:05 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NZ
Programs: AA, UA, QF, TK, EY, NZ
Posts: 447
Thanks - do you know if any site (like UA or EF) is reliable for award availability or did you just ring up to ask for a range of dates?
May 20, 2017, 5:41 am
#5
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: NZ*G ELT, VA-G
Posts: 3,598
NZ has access to very limited availibility compared to other carriers like UA. I once searched Europe to Asia flights on UA and AV sites, only about half of what I could see on UA/AV were available when calling NZ.
May 20, 2017, 8:37 pm
#6
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NZ
Programs: AA, UA, QF, TK, EY, NZ
Posts: 447
Right, thanks. I guess that goes hand in hand with the availability NZ puts out to its partners...
May 20, 2017, 8:42 pm
#7
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NZ
Programs: NZ Gold, BA Gold, QF Silver, IHG Platinum Elite Ambassador, Accor Diamond
Posts: 1,048
In my limited experience, LH availability in C and F can appear as soon as two weeks before a flight, essentially releasing seats if sales have been poor.
May 21, 2017, 5:02 am
#8
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NZ
Programs: AA, UA, QF, TK, EY, NZ
Posts: 447