Upgrade Privileges - Silver, Gold and Gold Elite
Priority Wait-listing - Silver, Gold and Gold Elite
No Airpoints Dollars™ Expiry - Gold Elite and Gold
Gift Recipients - Gold Elite and Gold
Discounted Business Awards - Silver, Gold and Gold Elite
Gold Elite Partner
Gold Elite Gifts
Upgrade Privileges - Silver, Gold and Gold Elite
Silver members receive one complimentary one-class, one-sector upgrade, which may be confirmed 48 hours prior to travel.
Gold and Gold Elite members receive two complimentary, one-class, one-sector upgrades. Complimentary upgrades for Gold members may be confirmed by Air New Zealand 72 hours ahead of travel. For Gold Elite members, complimentary upgrades may be confirmed by Air New Zealand up to 355 days before the flight.
All complimentary upgrades are subject to seat availability and can only be used on Air New Zealand ticketed and operated flights. Complimentary upgrades may be gifted by Gold Elite members only.
If you are an Airpoints Silver, Gold or Gold Elite member, you can see how many complimentary upgrades you have available online. Just login to myairnz (your new-look personal homepage). Or, if you've not logged in before, register now.
Request a complimentary upgrade.
Priority Wait-listing - Silver, Gold and Gold Elite
If the flight you want is full, you can be priority wait-listed in the chance a seat becomes available. This must be requested through your booking agent. This service is available on Air New Zealand and Star Alliance-operated flights. Wait-listing is not available in conjunction with reward tickets and is not available on all fare types.
No Airpoints Dollars Expiry - Gold Elite and Gold
Your Airpoints Dollars will not expire while you retain Gold Elite or Gold status. Should you move below Gold status, you will have until your next anniversary of joining to use any Airpoints Dollars that would otherwise expired. If your next anniversary falls within two months of you moving below Gold status you will have two months to utilise these Airpoints Dollars.
Gift Recipients - Gold Elite and Gold
In addition to the household gifting rules, Gold Elite and Gold members have an exclusive opportunity to gift rewards to nominated friends or family members each year. These people do not have to live in the same household or be Airpoints members. Gold Elite members are able to nominate an additional four people, and Gold members an additional two people. To register your giftees, login to myairnz, and choose Gifting Register under myGiftees. If you're not already registered for myairnz, register here.
Discounted Business Awards - Silver, Gold and Gold Elite
A special allocation of discounted Long Haul Business fares are available in limited quantities. These fares are also available for Koru members.
Gold Elite Partner
Gold Elite Partner allows you to nominate your spouse or partner to enjoy many of the same exclusive privileges as you do when travelling on Air New Zealand operated flights, even if you are not travelling together. With their Gold Elite Partner card, your partner will enjoy; access to Air New Zealand Koru lounges (with one guest) , premium check-in, additional baggage allowance, priority airport standby, priority boarding and priority baggage claim. To register your Gold Elite Partner, login to myairnz, and choose Partner Information under myGiftees. Or, if you've not logged in before, register now. Please note that your Gold Elite Partner must reside at your home address.
Gold Elite Gifts
We've introduced Gold Elite Gifts to thank our Gold Elite members for choosing to fly with us so frequently. When a member reaches 2500 Status Points from their last requalification date, we'll get in touch with them to ask what gift they would like. An example of a Gold Elite Gift could include:
- A degustation and wine match dinner for two at one of the award winning restaurants of our consultant chefs.
- A case of medal winning wines from the Air New Zealand Wine Awards.
- An extra year at Gold Elite status.
If you have qualified for a Gold Elite Gift, we will be in contact with you.
Other Frequent Flyer Benefits
At the Airport
Check-in & Baggage
Hotel & Rental Car
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