No AS award between NZ and OZ?
Aug 24, 2022, 5:05 pm
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No AS award between NZ and OZ?
I was trying to book QF award ZQN-SYD with AS miles, and got "We could not fulfill your request" error. It looks like AS award chart no longer offers options between NZ and OZ. I can still book LAX-SYD(stopover)-AKL, but not standalone NZ-OZ trips.
I flew AKL-MEL on AS award pre-covid. Anybody knows when AS removed this option?
I flew AKL-MEL on AS award pre-covid. Anybody knows when AS removed this option?
Aug 24, 2022, 10:21 pm
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I was trying to book QF award ZQN-SYD with AS miles, and got "We could not fulfill your request" error. It looks like AS award chart no longer offers options between NZ and OZ. I can still book LAX-SYD(stopover)-AKL, but not standalone NZ-OZ trips.
I flew AKL-MEL on AS award pre-covid. Anybody knows when AS removed this option?
I flew AKL-MEL on AS award pre-covid. Anybody knows when AS removed this option?
From memory (and old pdf's) AS have never had NZ<--->AU as an award option.
For ZQN-SYD what class of travel and when?
NZ--->east coast AU flight take about 3:30hr and can be/were cheap. Pre CV19 were often from ~NZ$250 (or less-more) one way in economy. Now about $100 more. Pre CV19 airlines were NZ, QF JQ & VA.
With AA zone based awards NZ--->east coast AU not good value. NZ--->west coast/far north QLD-NT AU great value.
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Aug 24, 2022 at 10:53 pm
Aug 25, 2022, 12:10 am
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Was MEL-AKL in conjunction with a long haul AS award flight?
From memory (and old pdf's) AS have never had NZ<--->AU as an award option.
For ZQN-SYD what class of travel and when?
NZ--->east coast AU flight take about 3:30hr and can be/were cheap. Pre CV19 were often from ~NZ$250 (or less-more) one way in economy. Now about $100 more. Pre CV19 airlines were NZ, QF JQ & VA.
With AA zone based awards NZ--->east coast AU not good value. NZ--->west coast/far north QLD-NT AU great value.
From memory (and old pdf's) AS have never had NZ<--->AU as an award option.
For ZQN-SYD what class of travel and when?
NZ--->east coast AU flight take about 3:30hr and can be/were cheap. Pre CV19 were often from ~NZ$250 (or less-more) one way in economy. Now about $100 more. Pre CV19 airlines were NZ, QF JQ & VA.
With AA zone based awards NZ--->east coast AU not good value. NZ--->west coast/far north QLD-NT AU great value.
I was looking at ZQN-SYD in J on Nov10. Since AS is not possible, I could do BA(22K) or AA(25K). I think this medium-haul is the sweet spot of BA J redemption and I should go for it.