Our Alliance with Cathay Pacific will give you even more options for Airpoints™ reward travel between Auckland and Hong Kong.

You will be able to book a Partner Reward flight between Auckland and Hong Kong with Cathay Pacific from 31 January 2013. These rewards tickets are limited and subject to availability, so get in early to avoid disappointment. As with other reward travel, any additional taxes, levies or surcharges can not be paid with Airpoints Dollars.

See how many Airpoints Dollars™ you need for reward travel with Cathay Pacific.

To book your reward flight on Cathay Pacific from 31 January 2013 contact your nearest Air New Zealand Contact Centre.

* Cathay Pacific reward tickets are only available on flights between Auckland and Hong Kong. Award travel between Auckland and Hong Kong can be booked as an Air New Zealand award flight.

Our partnership with Virgin Atlantic, Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia give you even more options for Airpoints reward travel.

See how many Airpoints Dollars™ you need for reward travel with our other airline partners booked from 1 November 2012. Or see how many Airpoints Dollars™ you need for reward travel with our other airline partners booked before 1 November 2012. One-way flight redemptions are permitted.

With the trans-Tasman Alliance from 26 July 2011 you can also book any seat available as an award ticket on a Air New Zealand flight operated by Virgin Australia. These flights will be numbered:

  • NZ100-NZ999 Air New Zealand operated Tasman flights
  • NZ7900-NZ7998 Virgin Australia operated Tasman flights
  • NZ7000-NZ7899 Virgin Australia operated Domestic Australia flights


To book your reward flight on Virgin Atlantic, Etihad Airways or Virgin Australia without an Air New Zealand flight number*, contact your nearest Air New Zealand Contact Centre.

Note that reward tickets on our airline partners are limited and subject to availability, so get in early to avoid disappointment. As with other reward travel, any additional taxes, levies or surcharges must be paid for with cash, not Airpoints Dollars.