Flights to New Zealand from Shanghai
Economy Skycouch Upgrade
Purchase at least 2 economy seats together and upgrade to Skycouch for just ¥1100!
Terms and Conditions of Economy Skycouch Upgrade
1. The offer is only applicable to round-trip economy class (fare classes K/G/S/L/T/W ) tickets for flights NZ288 and NZ289 from Shanghai to New Zealand, booked on airnewzealand.com.cn from 28Apr00:01 to 30Apr 23:59 (Beijing time). It does NOT apply to one-way tickets, infant tickets, or codeshare flights.
2. Eligibility of adult and child passengers for this 50%off upgrade Skycouch offer (not applicable to infant passenger) - the 50%off offer will be applied to per Skycouch per way of the round-trip travel between Shanghai – Auckland – Shanghai, departure date between 01May - 25Jun2025, 12Aug - 12Sep2025, 12Oct - 31Dec2025
. Each booking MUST include 2 or more than 2 passengers (at least 1 adult).
a. Two-to-go: must be new bookings of 2 passengers on round-trip Economy class , i.e. 2 adults or 1 adult & 1 child.
b. Three-to-go: must be new bookings of 3 passengers on round-trip Economy class that include 2 adults & 1 child or 1 adult & 2 children.
c. For new bookings of 4 passengers or more on round-trip Economy class, the Skycouch upgrade offer will be available and subject to the number of adult and child passengers in the booking.
3. Application of this upgrade offer on online bookings: The Skycouch upgrade offer will be shown in the "Step 4: Select your seats" page of the online booking flow on airnewzealand.com.cn. Passenger must opt-in the Skycouch upgrade when purchasing the air ticket online.
4. Seats of Skycouch on flight is limited and offered on a first- come, first- served basis.
5. Penalties and service fees of cancellation, change and no show: once the booking is confirmed, penalty and service fees apply to cancellation, change and no show. Fare conditions of the original fare apply, please refer to the applicable fare conditions before confirmation of your booking.
6. Terms and conditions of paid seat apply: Skycouch can be utilised by a maximum of two adults only. Any children who are utilising the Skycouch must be accompanied by at least one adult.
7.Please refer to other fare conditions. Other restrictions apply.
Shanghai to Auckland
per person return
*Business Premier low fare: complete booking 21 days in advance.
*Premium Economy low fare: complete booking 30 days in advance.
Min stay 5 days. Max stay 20 days.
*Deal Fare Terms & Conditions
1. Fares stated above exclude taxes & fuel surcharges of approximately ¥2,500. All prices are quoted in Chinese Yuan (¥).
2. Seats are limited for the above fare and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
3. Cancellation: Economy deal & Premium Economy deal & Business Premier low fare: non-refundable; Non-refundable.
4. No-show:
- Economy deal & Premium Economy deal: Non-changeable. Non-refundable for cancellations.
- Business Premier low fare: Both no show penalty CNY ¥3,000 and change fee CNY ¥1,000 apply for changes. Non-refundable for cancellations.
5. Changes before departure:
- Economy deal & Premium Economy deal: Changes before departure charge CNY ¥1,000 for reissue or revalidation.
- Business Premier low fare: Changes before / after departure charge CNY ¥1,000 for reissue or revalidation. The new fare must be equal or greater than the original ticket fare.
6. For passengers encountered NZ entry visa rejection, it is fully refundable with only a process fee of ¥50 per person. Copy of Passport with an official visa rejection by Immigration New Zealand should be submitted as supporting document 14 days prior to departure date.
7. See other fare conditions. Other restrictions may apply.
Shanghai to Christchurch
per person return
*Business Premier low fare: complete booking 21 days in advance.
*Premium Economy low fare: complete booking 30 days in advance.
Min stay 5 days. Max stay 20 days.
*Deal Fare Terms & Conditions
1. Fares stated above exclude taxes & fuel surcharges of approximately ¥2,500. All prices are quoted in Chinese Yuan (¥).
2. Seats are limited for the above fare and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
3. Cancellation: Economy deal & Premium Economy deal & Business Premier low fare: non-refundable; Non-refundable.
4. No-show:
- Economy deal & Premium Economy deal: Non-changeable. Non-refundable for cancellations.
- Business Premier low fare: Both no show penalty CNY ¥3,000 and change fee CNY ¥1,000 apply for changes. Non-refundable for cancellations.
5. Changes before departure:
- Economy deal & Premium Economy deal: Changes before departure charge CNY ¥1,000 for reissue or revalidation.
- Business Premier low fare: Changes before / after departure charge CNY ¥1,000 for reissue or revalidation. The new fare must be equal or greater than the original ticket fare.
6. For passengers encountered NZ entry visa rejection, it is fully refundable with only a process fee of ¥50 per person. Copy of Passport with an official visa rejection by Immigration New Zealand should be submitted as supporting document 14 days prior to departure date.
7. See other fare conditions. Other restrictions may apply.
Shanghai to Wellington
per person return
*Business Premier low fare: complete booking 21 days in advance.
*Premium Economy low fare: complete booking 30 days in advance.
Min stay 5 days. Max stay 20 days.
*Deal Fare Terms & Conditions
1. Fares stated above exclude taxes & fuel surcharges of approximately ¥2,500. All prices are quoted in Chinese Yuan (¥).
2. Seats are limited for the above fare and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
3. Cancellation: Economy deal & Premium Economy deal & Business Premier low fare: non-refundable; Non-refundable.
4. No-show:
- Economy deal & Premium Economy deal: Non-changeable. Non-refundable for cancellations.
- Business Premier low fare: Both no show penalty CNY ¥3,000 and change fee CNY ¥1,000 apply for changes. Non-refundable for cancellations.
5. Changes before departure:
- Economy deal & Premium Economy deal: Changes before departure charge CNY ¥1,000 for reissue or revalidation.
- Business Premier low fare: Changes before / after departure charge CNY ¥1,000 for reissue or revalidation. The new fare must be equal or greater than the original ticket fare.
6. For passengers encountered NZ entry visa rejection, it is fully refundable with only a process fee of ¥50 per person. Copy of Passport with an official visa rejection by Immigration New Zealand should be submitted as supporting document 14 days prior to departure date.
7. See other fare conditions. Other restrictions may apply.
Shanghai to Queenstown
per person return
*Business Premier low fare: complete booking 21 days in advance.
*Premium Economy low fare: complete booking 30 days in advance.
Min stay 5 days. Max stay 20 days.
*Deal Fare Terms & Conditions
1. Fares stated above exclude taxes & fuel surcharges of approximately ¥2,500. All prices are quoted in Chinese Yuan (¥).
2. Seats are limited for the above fare and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
3. Cancellation: Economy deal & Premium Economy deal & Business Premier low fare: non-refundable; Non-refundable.
4. No-show:
- Economy deal & Premium Economy deal: Non-changeable. Non-refundable for cancellations.
- Business Premier low fare: Both no show penalty CNY ¥3,000 and change fee CNY ¥1,000 apply for changes. Non-refundable for cancellations.
5. Changes before departure:
- Economy deal & Premium Economy deal: Changes before departure charge CNY ¥1,000 for reissue or revalidation.
- Business Premier low fare: Changes before / after departure charge CNY ¥1,000 for reissue or revalidation. The new fare must be equal or greater than the original ticket fare.
6. For passengers encountered NZ entry visa rejection, it is fully refundable with only a process fee of ¥50 per person. Copy of Passport with an official visa rejection by Immigration New Zealand should be submitted as supporting document 14 days prior to departure date.
7. See other fare conditions. Other restrictions may apply.
For passengers encountered NZ entry visa rejection, it is fully refundable with only a process fee of ¥50 per person. Copy of Passport with an official visa rejection by Immigration New Zealand should be submitted as supporting document 14 days prior to departure date.
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