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Air New Zealand - Pay from NZD $29 Extra at Check-in and Get Two Seats to Yourself

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beatthatflight on 08/08/2018 - 18:10 airnewzealand.com.au (581 clicks)
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For a guaranteed extra seat, ask Air New Zealand's check-in counter staff on the availability for your flight. See the tables below for Twin Seat price details, which are per person per sector.

Examples:

  • From NZ: domestic, or to Pacific Islands / Australian east coast ports - NZ$29

  • From NZ: to Perth, HNL, Japan or west coast USA - NZ$99

  • From East coast Australia: to NZ / Norfolk Island / Rarotonga - AUD$29

  • From Perth: to AKL/CHC - AUD$99

more at the link: https://www.airnewzealand.com.au/buy-a-twin-seat-at-check-in

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Comments

  • dangerdanger on 08/08/2018 - 18:15

    But if the seat was empty next to you, then you could've commandeered it for free…

    • orangetrain on 08/08/2018 - 18:21
      +1

      This is an offer for guaranteed free seats.

      But a flawless method to a free seat is always flatulence and high pitch and piercing crying (baby optional).

      • chrism238 on 08/08/2018 - 19:18

        I can't find the prices for those other methods on their website.

  • salmon123 on 08/08/2018 - 18:22
    +1

    There's a few websites around (eg expert flyer) which let you view seating charts for free.

    Yeah - it'll change a little closer to take off, but you can identify an empty area of the aircraft for free lots of the time.

    • dtpearson on 08/08/2018 - 19:16

      I have tried this every damn time and never once has it worked. Plenty of people don't book a specific seat.

  • dm01 on 08/08/2018 - 18:58
    +9

    First example mentions the Pacific Islands…I think I know what the motivation is behind this "upgrade"…

    • Xiaomi on 09/08/2018 - 14:38

      I love OzBargain. Make any racial remarks against the Asian's and 2/3 of OzBargain will neg you, yet you get 10 votes for your poke at Pacific Islanders

  • capslock on 08/08/2018 - 19:08

    If travelling on your own in a row of 3, the person at the other end won't know that you paid for the middle seat. Trying to protect the space that you paid for might get a little awkward.

    • chrism238 on 08/08/2018 - 19:17
      +2

      Cunning. Two 'strangers' in a row of 3 may both be paying for the empty seat :-)

      • Miss B on 08/08/2018 - 19:30

        They also overbook the flight knowing that fights are going to break out over this and they'll be able to kick them off the flight.

        • dm01 on 08/08/2018 - 20:04
          +1

          I once sat between the pilot and copilot on a flight from Melbourne to Burnie, TAS, because they overbooked by one. Was fantastic - got to hear about the engine that had an oil leak, and the faulty radar screen.

          That was on REX, though.

        • Miss B on 08/08/2018 - 22:16

          @dm01:
          I remember when they used to let kids go up in the cockpit. They kept the talk about problems with the plane to a minimum while we were there though.

        • dm01 on 08/08/2018 - 23:10

          @Miss B: In 1987 my family and I flew to the UK, and on the way we three kids got to go visit the cockpit and it was a Big Deal although from memory I wasn't particularly fussed about the whole thing! Good times!

        • chrism238 on 09/08/2018 - 08:40

          @dm01:
          I thought this was going to be a joke about joysticks.

        • dm01 on 09/08/2018 - 10:02
          +1

          @chrism238: Or about skiing.

  • mr fox on 08/08/2018 - 21:19

    Looks like its not available for flights from Australia to international destinations besides NZ :(

    • [Deactivated] on 09/08/2018 - 12:43

      pity as that would be really great. Better than business imo.

    • beatthatflight on 09/08/2018 - 14:53

      Rarotonga? Norfolk Island? As per the description?

  • petestrash on 09/08/2018 - 21:30

    Air NZ is the only only carrier I know that stops you from leaving a seat empty between 2 people booking together.

    We often book seats leaving a seat between us with other airlines.

    This normally gives us a seat between for free. The rare couple of times when the flight is full, people have been happy to swap for the window or aisle rather than sit between us.

  • jerrysfang on 09/11/2018 - 15:52

    Would you get extra status points if pay the second seat?

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