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Air NZ and Qantas codeshares to end in April 2027
October 13th 2026
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) and Qantas Airways will stop codesharing on domestic routes in Australia and N.Z. from April 7 next year. Read More » The pair is also ending their reciprocal frequent flyer agreement offering lounge access and the ability to earn points and elite qualifying status credits on select codeshare routes. "The partnership between Qantas and Air New Zealand will end on 7 April 2027," Qantas said in a statement on its website. "Qantas codeshare flights operated by Air New Zealand will no longer be available to book from this date." Qantas frequent flyer members will also no longer be eligible to access Air NZ lounges when flying on an Air NZ-operated flight with a QF flight number or use points to redeem an Air NZ-operated flight. The conclusion of the codeshare and frequent flyer partnership follows Air NZ and Virgin Australia seeking regulatory approval to deepen their partnership on flights between Australia and N.Z., as well as on domestic services in both countries.
