Air NZ Experience as Velocity Platinum

[bcworld]

Having now checked in, NZ wanted a FF program to input into the booking with no option for VA. I ended up just putting in my NZ one so we'll see how that affects the booking as far as lounge access at BNE tomorrow.

I would not have done that. I don't believe you will earn anything in Airpoints due to the unilateral nature of this arrangement and the VA flight number.

You hopefully got this fixed (VA number added) at check in.

 

[roby]

I would not have done that. I don't believe you will earn anything in Airpoints due to the unilateral nature of this arrangement and the VA flight number.

You hopefully got this fixed (VA number added) at check in.

I am always curious about what would happen if you put in your NZ number (or another Star program ) in a VA coded flight. After all, metal counts in *A world. Would you earn nothing or would you double dip? I wish I could test it out but there is no point for me booking a VA code as I have *G status.

 

[HS-TQE]

I am always curious about what would happen if you put in your NZ number (or another Star program ) in a VA coded flight. Would you earn nothing or would you double dip? I wish I could test it out but there is no point for me booking a VA code as I have *G status.

Nothing / Zero benefits. It's a unilateral arrangement where you need to book the VA code on the NZ operated flight.

Unless if VA has a bilateral partnership with the Star partners (UA, AC, SQ, NH) or those Star carriers with unilateral arrangements to VA domestic (SA and AI) putting any other Star Alliance Airline FF not partnered with VA also grants nothing / Zero benefits.

 

[roby]

Nothing / Zero benefits. It's a unilateral arrangement where you need to book the VA code on the NZ operated flight.

Unless if VA has a bilateral partnership with the Star partners (UA, AC, SQ, NH) or those with unilateral arrangements to VA domestic (SA and AI) putting any other Star Alliance Airline FF not partnered with VA also grants nothing / Zero benefits.

Although I understand where you are coming from, I have yet to encounter any instances where a Star carrier operated flight would deny *G benefits. Whether you will earn points is a different story.

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Using TG (((or EVA iar, LOT or Lufthansa (who are all in *A))), as an eg with VFF, tho, they are not partners, but there are ways of tranferring TG points earn to VFF, via KF, but the earn rate is degraded, so to speak
Or any *A partner that is not a partner in VFF, is to put as much of your points earn to KF miles, with all partners, yes, even AirNZ, and then transfer the points to VFF, you do loose 0.35 points per transfer, this might be the better way to do it, if you want to earn VFF in the end, from the AirNZ partnership in *A.
Rather than doing it the current VA and AirNZ way.
If you have status in KF, or any other *A member, keep putting all your flights to KF, and then transfer the points to VFF, in the end at 1 to 0.65.