About Air New Zealand

 

Air New Zealand flies, from and within New Zealand, directly serving 47 cities in 16 countries, including 20 destinations within New Zealand. They are committed to delivering a uniquely New Zealand experience to their customers.

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Earn and spend Virgin Points with Air New Zealand

Flying with Air New Zealand contributes to your Flying Club status, so you can progress through the tiers faster, unlocking more benefits along the way. The number of Tier Points earned depends on the cabin, booking class and distance you fly.

Tier Points earned on Air New Zealand flights

Cabin Flight distance under 2,000 miles Flight distance 2,000 miles and over
First / Business 25 50
Economy / Premium Economy 0 25

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Earning Virgin Points & Tier Points

To earn Virgin Points and Tier Points on Air New Zealand flights, add your Flying Club membership number in your booking whether you book via Air New Zealand or a third party.
 

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Spending Virgin Points

To spend Virgin Points on Air New Zealand flights, get in touch with our Flying Club team who will be able to help book your trip.

 

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Already booked and want to earn points?

If you have already booked, you can still add your Flying Club number to your booking before you fly and earn points. If your flight number starts with VS, you can add you Flying Club number via Virgin Atlantic Manage My Booking. If your flight number does not start with VS, head to the airline’s frequent flyer programme and add your Flying Club number to your booking.

Earning points:

If you're a member of one of our partner airlines' frequent flyer programmes, please note that you can only earn points in one scheme for any particular flight.

Points may only be earned on flights operated by Air New Zealand.

Points will be issued to Flying Club members when travelling in the listed qualifying classes.

Points will not be earned for travel in any other class not listed above. Additional points will not be earned for bookings that are subsequently upgraded to a higher class whereby an additional fare difference is paid.

Please check our Terms and Conditions on earning points on codeshare flights with our partner airlines. Please note that Flying Club members will not be able to earn points when booked on the following VS Codeshare flights (operated by Air New Zealand).

Booking classes which do not qualify for accruals are U, M, E, Q, X, N & O on the following VS Codeshare flights: San Francisco - Auckland; Shanghai - Auckland.

Booking classes which do not qualify for accruals are B, R, L, U, M, E, Q, X, N & O on the following VS Codeshare flights: Auckland - Rarotonga; Auckland - Christchurch / Wellington / Queenstown / Dunedin; Auckland - Melbourne / Sydney.

 

Spending points:

All mileage levels are excluding passenger taxes, duties, fees, charges and surcharges.

Blackout dates may apply.

Reward seats are subject to availability.

If a journey requires a connecting flight or stopover to reach the destination, points are charged for each sector.

Bookings must be made at least 48 hours before departure. Points must be redeemed from one account.

Full partner terms and conditions

 

Missing points

When claiming points please keep all copies of your original tickets/e-tickets and boarding passes until the correct amount of points appear on your account. If the points do not show on your account within six weeks, please contact us to claim them back.

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