air new zealand upgrade to premium economy cost

If you have purchased a ticket on an Air New Zealand ticketed and operated flight, you can use your Airpoints Dollars™ to upgrade.

upgrades are available between coach class, Premium Economy Long-haul routes operated by B777 and B747 aircraft featuring an Economy class and Business class offering

See how many Airpoints Dollars are required for an upgrade

Enjoy more legroom with the largest seat pitch in its class (41" on 777 aircraft and 38 to 40" on 747 aircraft) and relax with 50% more recline than coach. space+ economy seats are available to elite status frequent flyers and passengers on full fare and provide more legroom than economy. A wide range of product & comfort levels.


Economy to
Premium Economy

Standby Confirmed
NZ to Asia 220 440
NZ to North America 220 440 airpoints
NZ to London - 880 airpoints

Los Angeles to London 220 440

Hong Kong to London 220 440

Booking classes you can upgrade from:
Confirmed Upgrades U,Y,B class,H,M class
Standby Upgrades All Booking Classes


Standby upgrade requests on flights between New Zealand and London are purchased on a sector basis via Hong Kong or Los Angeles. The confirmed upgrade levels for journeys between New Zealand and London applies to single ticketed sectors only.

Standby Upgrades
Can be requested once bookings are ticketed.
If your standby upgrade isn't provided at check-in, you will receive a refund of the Airpoints Dollars used to purchase it.
Gold members may receive confirmation of their upgrade from Air New Zealand up to 72 hours prior to their scheduled flight.
For Gold Elite members, standby upgrades may be confirmed by Air New Zealand once their booking has been ticketed.
Prior confirmation of standby upgrades for Gold Elite and Gold members is subject to limited booking class availability being present within the cabin sought at the time the upgrade request is considered.
Confirmed Upgrades
Can be confirmed once bookings are ticketed (but not less than four hours) before your scheduled flight, subject to availability.
Have greater availability than standby upgrades.
Are only available in conjunction with some fares (see the upgrade chart for details).
Are subject to limited booking class availability being present within the cabin sought at the time the upgrade request is requested.