Koru Club Day Passes
Jan 30, 2007, 9:56 pm
#1
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Koru Club Day Passes
Is is possible to buy one-time passes to the Koru Club? I've found a lot of references to the 10 passes you get when you join the Koru Club, but I haven't seen anything about buying visits a la carte. Does the option not exist?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Jan 30, 2007, 10:00 pm
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Nope. If you don't want to join koru club, fly international business class or have *G status then your only access option is to be a guest of someone who can guest you in.
Jan 31, 2007, 6:10 am
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Thanks, I thought as much. Looks like they have the option to sell them, they're mentioned in the Koru Club T&C.
Last edited by cestmoi123; Jan 31, 2007 at 6:25 am
Jan 1, 2008, 1:35 am
#5
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Having my summer holiday tidy-up today and came across 10 koru guest passes. If anyone would like them please let me know as I won't use them and they should goto a good home 
Jan 1, 2008, 2:40 am
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Does the holder of a Koru guest pass have to be with the Koru club member to use it?
If not I have a bunch to give away too..... had a paid membership but have hit *G now....
EDIT..... BUGGER! Had a look at one of the passes and it says "allows access while in the company of a member"
Still... any Koru club members who can use them are welcome to 'em....
If not I have a bunch to give away too..... had a paid membership but have hit *G now....
EDIT..... BUGGER! Had a look at one of the passes and it says "allows access while in the company of a member"
Still... any Koru club members who can use them are welcome to 'em....
Jan 2, 2008, 2:19 am
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Why not? If the lounge isn't too full, why doesn't NZ (or indeed other airlines) make some money by introducing day passes for passengers on economy tickets. Seems like a sound business decision to me since it allows them to use up extra capacity that would otherwise go unused -- but NZ/QF doesn't seem to agree.
Regards,
James
Regards,
James
Jan 2, 2008, 2:28 am
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Why not? If the lounge isn't too full, why doesn't NZ (or indeed other airlines) make some money by introducing day passes for passengers on economy tickets. Seems like a sound business decision to me since it allows them to use up extra capacity that would otherwise go unused -- but NZ/QF doesn't seem to agree.
Regards,
James
Regards,
James
AC allows a one off visit for $25 CAD and their lounges are overfull anyway!
DJ also offers a one off visit pass, but I have yet to encounter a full lounge with DJ. In ADL a few weeks back I was one of only 5 people in the lounge and that was at 4-6pm!
Jan 2, 2008, 8:07 am
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Thanks for the offers splatnz & trooper.
I certainly would have taken you up on it if I could get in without a Koru Club member. I'm visiting home at the end of March. Flying a mix of BA & NZ business class LHR-HKG-AKL return. We have also seperately booked a AKL-CHC return weekend trip and they would have been useful.
I certainly would have taken you up on it if I could get in without a Koru Club member. I'm visiting home at the end of March. Flying a mix of BA & NZ business class LHR-HKG-AKL return. We have also seperately booked a AKL-CHC return weekend trip and they would have been useful.
Jan 2, 2008, 9:13 am
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Now, domestic QCs and some Koru Clubs, on the other hand...
Jan 2, 2008, 4:15 pm
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Why not? If the lounge isn't too full, why doesn't NZ (or indeed other airlines) make some money by introducing day passes for passengers on economy tickets. Seems like a sound business decision to me since it allows them to use up extra capacity that would otherwise go unused -- but NZ/QF doesn't seem to agree.
Regards,
James
Regards,
James
Indeed with my multiple statuses, I often have access to more than one lounge and will leave a crowded one to visit a less crowded one. (Most recently today at SYD.)
Jan 2, 2008, 4:53 pm
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But the lounges are full at busy times. Personally I'm glad NZ & QF (etc) do not stoop to this nonsense. The facilities are much better than US-based airline lounges - in part because they are supported by good customers and not just someone paying $25 or $50 to use the lounge one-off.
Indeed with my multiple statuses, I often have access to more than one lounge and will leave a crowded one to visit a less crowded one. (Most recently today at SYD.)
Indeed with my multiple statuses, I often have access to more than one lounge and will leave a crowded one to visit a less crowded one. (Most recently today at SYD.)
What lounge did you go from/to in SYD ?
Aug 22, 2010, 6:58 pm
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When I fly its usually with 2 girlfriends and it doesnt take long to use my 10 free passes each year so we usually dont go into the lounge once they are all used.