How does airnz calculate status and airpoint dollar
Jan 17, 2019, 10:02 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 36
How does airnz calculate status and airpoint dollar
Can someone please explain why you earn less status point and airpoints dollar flying Adelaide to Houston on J class
Compared to Adelaide to LAX on J class
both ‘deal’ airfares
Adelaide to lax is a much shorter flight and cheaper and flying to Houston is longer and cost more
It doesn’t make sense
Can someone enlighten me
Compared to Adelaide to LAX on J class
both ‘deal’ airfares
Adelaide to lax is a much shorter flight and cheaper and flying to Houston is longer and cost more
It doesn’t make sense
Can someone enlighten me
Last edited by Melia; Jan 17, 2019 at 10:14 pm
Jan 17, 2019, 11:00 pm
#2
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: WLG/BKK
Programs: TG*G, NZ*GE, QF G, Accor Gold
Posts: 10,205
Can someone please explain why you earn less status point and airpoints dollar flying Adelaide to Houston on J class
Compared to Adelaide to LAX on J class
both ‘deal’ airfares
Adelaide to lax is a much shorter flight and cheaper and flying to Houston is longer and cost more
It doesn’t make sense
Can someone enlighten me
Compared to Adelaide to LAX on J class
both ‘deal’ airfares
Adelaide to lax is a much shorter flight and cheaper and flying to Houston is longer and cost more
It doesn’t make sense
Can someone enlighten me
See here the ranges for each of ADL-IAH and ADL-LAX : https://www.airnzpoints.co.nz
I have no idea what determines the exact earn - whether it is as simple as just the headline fare class (i.e. J, Z, D, C) or something more complex.
Jan 18, 2019, 4:29 pm
#6
Join Date: Oct 2012
Programs: NZ*G, United.
Posts: 194
flexi works: 15-30 50-98 status points
flexi Works deluxe: 34-59 65-115 status points
Premium economy: 39.8-61.8 57-86 status points
on the direct flight the premium economy price is about 50% more than works and and no works deluxe available that i can see.
makes my head hurt which is probably intentional...
Jan 19, 2019, 12:24 am
#7
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 367
as one who cares about status points, It is is weird. On one of my current routes of interest, for example calculator says the ranges are:
flexi works: 15-30 50-98 status points
flexi Works deluxe: 34-59 65-115 status points
Premium economy: 39.8-61.8 57-86 status points
on the direct flight the premium economy price is about 50% more than works and and no works deluxe available that i can see.
makes my head hurt which is probably intentional...
flexi works: 15-30 50-98 status points
flexi Works deluxe: 34-59 65-115 status points
Premium economy: 39.8-61.8 57-86 status points
on the direct flight the premium economy price is about 50% more than works and and no works deluxe available that i can see.
makes my head hurt which is probably intentional...
Jan 19, 2019, 11:29 pm
#9
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: Air NZ Koru, Air NZ ELT *G, IHG Spire Ambassador, Emirates, Flying Blue, QANTAS Club
Posts: 424
Jan 19, 2019, 11:40 pm
#11
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: Air NZ Koru, Air NZ ELT *G, IHG Spire Ambassador, Emirates, Flying Blue, QANTAS Club
Posts: 424
My regional commute would have got me Elite + some banked, alone every year, now I would just qualify for gold . . . the earn has gone down hill, while prices have gone up. its always the same Q300 6.15 am out bound and Q300 7.05 pm inbound . . . . never changes
Jan 20, 2019, 6:17 am
#12
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: bne
Programs: Velocity Gold, AIRNZ Elite, Qantas Silver ,Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,320
The gold and elite members must be falling
based on these changes/observations there must be a substantial fall in the number of Airnz Gold and Elite members !
Jan 21, 2019, 12:14 am
#13
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: BNE
Programs: NZ*G, QF Bronze, VA Red
Posts: 563
Aircraft hardware can affect earn rate too - if your direct flight has PE but no Works Deluxe, that makes it a widebody (B777-200, B777-300, or B787-9). If it has Works Deluxe, that makes it a narrowbody (A320, B737). If I recall correctly, prices on widebodies are higher, but because relative yield is a bit lower the earn is worse. Prices on narrowbodies are lower but the relative yield is higher so earn is better (hence why Works Deluxe earns the same as PE despite being cheaper).
Jan 21, 2019, 1:26 am
#14
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Jan 22, 2019, 5:16 pm
#15
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: Air NZ Koru, Air NZ ELT *G, IHG Spire Ambassador, Emirates, Flying Blue, QANTAS Club
Posts: 424
Not at all . . . . add on Credit Card Earn, substantial domestic travel for work (outside of commute) and 12 - 14 USA / OZ trips a year and my recreational travel I am well and truly safe at GE for a while.