Elite Airpoint Dollar upgrade for partner
May 9, 2019, 4:05 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: bne
Programs: Velocity Gold, AIRNZ Elite, Qantas Silver ,Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,320
May 9, 2019, 1:19 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,114
I'm pretty confused by your post so you might need to be a little clearer at what you're trying to do. What's a "gifted upgrade"?
I get the impression you're trying to stack a RU and a APD upgrade. That is not possible... But yes you can gift a RU or a APD upgrade to anybody you want and they don't have to be flying with you. You just do this like any upgrade through the myairnz portal by adding them as a giftee and then lodging the upgrade for them.
I get the impression you're trying to stack a RU and a APD upgrade. That is not possible... But yes you can gift a RU or a APD upgrade to anybody you want and they don't have to be flying with you. You just do this like any upgrade through the myairnz portal by adding them as a giftee and then lodging the upgrade for them.
May 9, 2019, 1:22 pm
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 3
Sorry, I will try to clarify. I have booked a premium economy ticket and want to use 480 airpoint dollars to buy the upgrade.
For me this is confirmed automatically ally but I wanted to know if it is the case with my giftee or if to AirNZ they view it as just another upgrade request from the giftee and will wait until day of flight to confirm or not.
For me this is confirmed automatically ally but I wanted to know if it is the case with my giftee or if to AirNZ they view it as just another upgrade request from the giftee and will wait until day of flight to confirm or not.
May 9, 2019, 1:34 pm
#6
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: JER
Programs: NZ Elite *G, QF Gold, Accor+ Diamond
Posts: 157
I think that a gifted Elite APD upgrade can only be cleared in advance if the giftee is travelling with the Elite (on the same or a linked PNR); otherwise it's considered like usual at T-7, day of flight, etc. But even when the giftee is not travelling with the Elite, the gifted Elite APD will be considered at Elite level (unlike a gifted Elite RU, which in that situation is considered at the giftee's status level). This comes from notes I've made from responses on these forums.
May 9, 2019, 1:52 pm
#7
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 6,114
I think that a gifted Elite APD upgrade can only be cleared in advance if the giftee is travelling with the Elite (on the same or a linked PNR); otherwise it's considered like usual at T-7, day of flight, etc. But even when the giftee is not travelling with the Elite, the gifted Elite APD will be considered at Elite level (unlike a gifted Elite RU, which in that situation is considered at the giftee's status level). This comes from notes I've made from responses on these forums.
If not traveling with the Elite member it will be cleared closer to the time, with the real world reality that like most upgrades it won't be cleared or declined until the airport.
The exact situation with Elite APD upgrades and their position in the upgrade list is one thing even people I know there won't tell me.
There is plenty to suggest they are treated as Elite level upgrades but in many ways that does seem slightly unfair - should a gifted APD upgrade for a random non status member be processed before a RU for a Gold or Siler member? Each of us on here will have our own views (probably based on their own status!) as to whether that is fair if it is how they are treated.