Amex Platinum flight discounts on LAN

[Mollycram]

In reading the "Your Platinum Card" booklet I noticed that Amex offers 15% discounts on the LAN Sydney to Auckland route. Can anyone tell me if this is off the $700ish J class airfare that many use for status runs, or is it only off some much more expensive fare?

[straitman]

In reading the "Your Platinum Card" booklet I noticed that Amex offers 15% discounts on the LAN Sydney to Auckland route. Can anyone tell me if this is off the $700ish J class airfare that many use for status runs, or is it only off some much more expensive fare?

I suspect you have stumbled across something that the rest of us have missed.

Probably worth a phone call.

Let us know how you get on.

[pshepvic]

If it's true I'll be kicking myself for not reading the brochures properly...

[Lindsay Wilson]

Is there any time period for the discount ? I missed it as well

[Mollycram]

I finally got around to calling Amex re this and the answer is that yes, they do give a discount. However, they then charge a $55 ticketing fee. At the moment, this means that rather than paying $750 you can pay around $710. But, they also charge a $55 fee for any changes so looks like if there is any chance you might need to change your flights you might be better booking elsewhere.

[Lindsay Wilson]

Had forgotten about this, but agree that there doesn't appear to be much benefit over booking via the LAN website. The flexibility is certainly limited with this offer

[pshepvic]

But if you book with Lan.com
it is a $150 change fee...not sure if that is charged by Amex as well on top of the $55


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