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Speaker 1: So we have changes to Quantus's loyalty scheme. It's taking

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Speaker 1: off today. They're raiding the competition as part of it.

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Speaker 1: I mean it's a good deal for Quantus people, but

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Speaker 1: also they're raiding the competition with frequent flyers of other

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Speaker 1: airlines at Gold status or higher able to get Quantus

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Speaker 1: Gold by earning just one hundred credits just buy a

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Speaker 1: ticket and where you go, rather than the usual seven hundred.

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Speaker 1: Air New Zealand also updated its airpoints system last year.

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Speaker 1: So I'm joined by aviation commentator Irene King. Hello, Irene,

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Speaker 1: good morning. Is this a big deal?

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Speaker 2: I think that's hugely technical. And you know we're starting

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Speaker 2: to see more and more sales in the market and

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Speaker 2: this is just a different form of a sale.

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Speaker 1: Well, will this attract an Air New Zealand's frequent fire

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Speaker 1: to suddenly switch allegiance to Quantas Oh?

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Speaker 2: I think people now are pretty smart. They have allegiances

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Speaker 2: all over the place, and you know you just go

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Speaker 2: for the best sale.

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Speaker 1: Is the Air New Zealand competitive. We see Quantus making

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Speaker 1: these changes. Their New Zealand made some changes last year.

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Speaker 1: Are we keeping up?

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Speaker 2: Look? I think there's two things this Quantus announcement is

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Speaker 2: hugely technical. It's about cash flow in getting law engagement

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Speaker 2: from high spending, high ball customers. Any Zellans is more

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Speaker 2: about you know, brand refresh It's not as technical. It's

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Speaker 2: about setting a simple, smart responseive platform. And that's what

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Speaker 2: any Zealand does well. You know, it does things generally

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Speaker 2: very simply, very smart and can respond very quickly.

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Speaker 1: For those people who do like the quantus and are

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Speaker 1: frequent fliers and going through the tears, this new scheme

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Speaker 1: offers frequent fires. It has to step through those tears

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Speaker 1: faster and so you can then access better service or

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Speaker 1: you can use your points to buy flights. So what

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Speaker 1: do travelers prefer? Better lounges or bonus flights?

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Speaker 2: Bonus flights? You know, I think the lounge are all

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Speaker 2: pre much of a muchness now, but you get this

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Speaker 2: and centers around bonus sites or the ability to secure

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Speaker 2: your status for a longer period of time. You know,

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Speaker 2: those are the things that customers really respond to.

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Speaker 1: Irene, I thank you once again for waking up for us,

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Speaker 1: Irene and King the aviation commentator. So check out your

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Speaker 1: point scheme, particularly if your quantit so you can really

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Speaker 1: double your points very very quickly. Indeed. Now for more

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