Air New Zealand baggage for Velocity Golds?

[grubbidok]

Hi guys, I'm an invited speaker at a conference in Dunedin in May and the organisers are currently booking my SYD-DUD tickets. My preference was for VA SYD-BNE-DUD-BNE-SYD (for the 'usual' reasons).

However, NZ has a sale on at the moment so VA flights using NZ have become cheaper (whereas the all-VA metal was previously cheapest). The cheaper VA flights on NZ metal would I think give me luggage, but I'd have to forego points and SCs on the NZ domestic legs (so they are out of the equation - I know that makes me a bad person).

It's (slightly) cheaper to do it on NZ, and much, much cheaper on a Seat-only fare. This research centre is struggling (like we all are), so I'm happy to help them out by going on whatever's cheapest (to a point! But on a NZ booking I would at least score SCs on both legs), but I do need luggage.

Does the Trans-Tasman deal make a NZ Seat-only like VA Saver Lites for VA golds, i.e. will I get a luggage allowance? Do VA Golds get any benefits apart from lounge access on NZ?

 

[bullerdude]

Hi guys, I'm an invited speaker at a conference in Dunedin in May and the organisers are currently booking my SYD-DUD tickets. My preference was for VA SYD-BNE-DUD-BNE-SYD (for the 'usual' reasons).

However, NZ has a sale on at the moment so VA flights using NZ have become cheaper (whereas the all-VA metal was previously cheapest). The cheaper VA flights on NZ metal would I think give me luggage, but I'd have to forego points and SCs on the NZ domestic legs (so they are out of the equation - I know that makes me a bad person).

It's (slightly) cheaper to do it on NZ, and much, much cheaper on a Seat-only fare. This research centre is struggling (like we all are), so I'm happy to help them out by going on whatever's cheapest (to a point! But on a NZ booking I would at least score SCs on both legs), but I do need luggage.

Does the Trans-Tasman deal make a NZ Seat-only like VA Saver Lites for VA golds, i.e. will I get a luggage allowance? Do VA Golds get any benefits apart from lounge access on NZ?

As best I remember, you only get your 'Gold' baggage allowance if booking through the Virgin website so you have a VA flight number (but travelling on a VA or NZ plane).

If you book through NZ site, you get only what comes with the ticket.

 

[highflyingkiwi]

I flew domestic NZ as VA Gold last year, I received extra baggage allowance as we were over as they were seat+bag flights. We also received seating in the Space+ area, access to the lounges etc. All booked with NZ on non-earning cheap fares, a pretty good experience. Looking at the VA benefits though, there doesn't appear to be any bag allowance for TT flights - which is a bit weird really.

 

[cavemanzk]

If you book a Seat Only fare on NZ, as a VA Gold you will not get any baggage allowance.

 

[Vaughnus]

Have a read of this: http://www.airnzagent.com.au/assets...der-3/ASH2437-Alliance-Trade-Brochure-AUS.PDF