Hi all,
A year ago I flew Air New Zealand roundtrip to LA on a "Smart Saver Economy" fare. This netted me a whopping $38 Airpoints. But I probably need to save up the amount required before I can purchase a ticket, no? I was looking at the same route in June, which is $941. So I'd have to take 25 of these trips to score one free one? Am I understanding this correctly? I presume I can't just get $38 off the price of a ticket.
Why are they so cheap with the points? Is it because of the smart saver thing? Compare with Qantas, where flying roundtrip Melb-LA gives you 18,000 points, and then the same route costs 90,000. So you just have to do the route 5 times in order to get a free one. What's up with Air NZ?
Greg
A year ago I flew Air New Zealand roundtrip to LA on a "Smart Saver Economy" fare. This netted me a whopping $38 Airpoints. But I probably need to save up the amount required before I can purchase a ticket, no? I was looking at the same route in June, which is $941. So I'd have to take 25 of these trips to score one free one? Am I understanding this correctly? I presume I can't just get $38 off the price of a ticket.
Why are they so cheap with the points? Is it because of the smart saver thing? Compare with Qantas, where flying roundtrip Melb-LA gives you 18,000 points, and then the same route costs 90,000. So you just have to do the route 5 times in order to get a free one. What's up with Air NZ?
Greg