'Grab a Seat' - 1 Day only Sale
Nov 21, 2006, 11:35 am
#62
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
NZ is matching the EK 2-day sale (ends today). Difference being EK earns 100% miles (+30% bonus if booked on EK website + 500 miles for each OLCI in November).
It appears NZ wants to be seen as matching the EK sale without actually having to sell tickets at those levels.
Nov 21, 2006, 12:03 pm
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Originally Posted by Quokka
Some "match". Many of the EK sale fares are valid during the peak xmas/new year's time, while the NZ fares aren't. Inventory in the applicable EK fare buckets can be hard to find but it does exist. I snagged a CHC-SYD EK flight smack in the high season for $NZ133 all-in.
It appears NZ wants to be seen as matching the EK sale without actually having to sell tickets at those levels.
It appears NZ wants to be seen as matching the EK sale without actually having to sell tickets at those levels.
Nov 21, 2006, 1:11 pm
#64
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
EK may be valid until 31 January (must be booked today and paid by tomorrow), but take a look at what dates are actually available
But using another tool and expanding my search, I see one could do AKL or CHC->SYD for $NZ133 on EK on heaps and heaps of dates. "V" class is actually reasonably available. However EK "V" availabilty SYD->NZ looks much spottier.
So will you be bouncing back and forth across the Tasman on a 2+ month EK mileage run?
The EK fare looks valid from basically now till 31 Jan, but the NZ "match" doesn't allow travel between 16Dec and 15Jan.
Nov 21, 2006, 1:16 pm
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Originally Posted by Quokka
So will you be bouncing back and forth across the Tasman on a 2+ month EK mileage run?
Nov 21, 2006, 1:47 pm
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
Nah, although now I think of it I am close to an EK status level threshold (1.5 round trips will do it). Hmmmm.
I notice the cheap EK trans-tasman fare is asymmetrical. You can get a $NZ100 base one way-flight on it NZ->AU and a $NZ200 base return if you do NZ->AU return, but there is no $NZ100 AU->NZ one way on offer.
Perhaps EK will flog NZ/QF with a $AU100 AU->NZ fare sale at some point as well.
Nov 21, 2006, 3:11 pm
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There does seem to be more EK availability around christmas-new year than when I looked yesterday. Still difficult to fit into my already full schedule before year end (which I'd need to do 1.5 of to get to the next status level).
Nov 21, 2006, 11:17 pm
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Gimme a "V"!
Originally Posted by Kiwi Flyer
There does seem to be more EK availability around christmas-new year than when I looked yesterday.
Two of us want to fly CHC->SYD on the first Friday night in January. However the flight was showing V1. When I looked at purchasing 1 ticket, the fare was $NZ133. When I looked at purchasing 2 tickets, I got quoted $NZ416 *per person*. Yipes. So I bought just one for $NZ133. Immediately afterwards I checked the inventory on the flight and sure enough my purchase took it down to V0. Then I waited 6 or so hours hoping for a new feed, checked again and saw V1 come up once more. So I bought the second ticket for only $NZ133.
I've used the 1 + 1 is < 2 routine for years on NZ, but oftentimes the savings comes down to just getting one in the cheapest bucket and the other in the next bucket up. Nice of EK to replenish some inventory in the sale bucket!
Dec 22, 2006, 2:49 pm
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Dec 22, 2006, 3:14 pm
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Yeah, from me too. Once again they show their uncanny ability to snuff out innovations which actually benefit passengers, foster goodwill, and create revenue from additional bookings.