I have a question regarding our eligibility of lounge access at Auckland/Christchurch domestic airport, and hope someone can give me a quick answer.
We are travelling TG business class BKK-AKL and then connecting AKL-ZQN X class in economy(since Air NZ does not have business class seats in domestic flights). Similarly, we then have X(economy) class CHC-AKL and then connecting business class AKL-SYD. All 4 legs are on the same one ticket/itinerary.
The ticket is a Star Alliance business redemption through UA.
My question is, when we arrive Auckland domestic, are we eligible to enter the Air NZ lounge? Is the eligibility based on the entire ticket(Star Alliance Business Award) or based on the class of travel for the next flight(economy, even though it is a forced downgrade due to NZ not offering economy class product for domestic flights)?
Similarly, in Christchurch, are we eligible to enter AIr NZ domestic lounge before our flight CHC-AKL as our connecting international flight(AKL-SYD) is business class?
Love to hear from someone with knowledge of Star Alliance policies regarding this.
We are travelling TG business class BKK-AKL and then connecting AKL-ZQN X class in economy(since Air NZ does not have business class seats in domestic flights). Similarly, we then have X(economy) class CHC-AKL and then connecting business class AKL-SYD. All 4 legs are on the same one ticket/itinerary.
The ticket is a Star Alliance business redemption through UA.
My question is, when we arrive Auckland domestic, are we eligible to enter the Air NZ lounge? Is the eligibility based on the entire ticket(Star Alliance Business Award) or based on the class of travel for the next flight(economy, even though it is a forced downgrade due to NZ not offering economy class product for domestic flights)?
Similarly, in Christchurch, are we eligible to enter AIr NZ domestic lounge before our flight CHC-AKL as our connecting international flight(AKL-SYD) is business class?
Love to hear from someone with knowledge of Star Alliance policies regarding this.