$59 Air New Zealand domestic standby fares :)
Jan 3, 2012, 12:04 am
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$59 Air New Zealand domestic standby fares :)
Just a quick recommendation for visitors to New Zealand looking for travel options... You can buy a domestic same-day standby fare either by showing up at the airport or calling 0 800 737 000 between the hours of 10am and 3:30pm for any flights around the island at a rate of $59 except for Queenstown and Dunedin at the south part of the South Island which are $79. $10 extra if you check a bag: http://promos.airnz.co.nz/gas/standbyfares/
I just got off my third Grabaseat Standby flight and it was super convenient... thanks to wijomas for being bad influence on me, but this is the third time I'm literally flying moments after deciding to do it, well thanks to bad weather too I guess. I wouldn't have flown though had the only option been $315 they wanted to charge for a confirmed seat.
I noticed at least four Americans on my most recent flight, and just wanted to put this post out there so you don't pay the ridiculous fees that are normally charged on these short routes. You do need to be feeling adventurous though, and have some flexibility (for example, I wasn't able to fly on a busy weekend, from a hole in the wall airport in the middle of nowhere, on a tiny puddle jumper... but a similar itinerary out of big city like Christchurch wasn't a problem)
Enjoy!
--Russ
I just got off my third Grabaseat Standby flight and it was super convenient... thanks to wijomas for being bad influence on me, but this is the third time I'm literally flying moments after deciding to do it, well thanks to bad weather too I guess. I wouldn't have flown though had the only option been $315 they wanted to charge for a confirmed seat.
I noticed at least four Americans on my most recent flight, and just wanted to put this post out there so you don't pay the ridiculous fees that are normally charged on these short routes. You do need to be feeling adventurous though, and have some flexibility (for example, I wasn't able to fly on a busy weekend, from a hole in the wall airport in the middle of nowhere, on a tiny puddle jumper... but a similar itinerary out of big city like Christchurch wasn't a problem)
Enjoy!
--Russ
Jan 6, 2012, 9:49 pm
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yes absolutely... Dial 0 800 737 000
the thing that ruins the deal is you get no Airpoints or Status points for these flights... just a cheap last minute way of getting from point A to point B, between 10am and 3:30pm
the thing that ruins the deal is you get no Airpoints or Status points for these flights... just a cheap last minute way of getting from point A to point B, between 10am and 3:30pm
Feb 27, 2012, 2:12 am
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Mar 1, 2012, 1:33 am
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AirNZ will give those seats to any standby staff or family of staff before paying standby customers... happened to me a few times now
