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Finally got one of the upgraded Air New Zealand planes from AKL to LAX. They do look good and having the (WindowsCE powered) Video on Demand is great.
As a Gold Elite member I normally get upgraded especially if I do a non confirmed points upgrade.
But here’s the rub …so this time I put in my 400 points to upgrade but only made it to Premium Economy. While there is more space than economy it’s nothing like a normal business class seat so really hard to get comfortable and sleep.
So an unintended consequence of AirNZ’s change to economy/premium/business class model is that it’s better for me to change to Qantas which has the traditional economy/business/first arrangement so if I can up upgrade I can sleep on the long haul flights.
Update: My wife has ‘read the manual’.
… 600 points to get a standby upgrade from economy to business class … 400 points gets you a confirmed upgrade from economy to premium economy.
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