Air New Zealand Air Points - UA returning to NZ?

I'm planning a trip down to South Island this August, and while playing round with Expedia was given, on some days of the last week of August, the choice of departing from LAX on Flight NZ75XX. No codeshare announcement appeared, but it did seem a strange number to put on a flight like this. The equipment was listed as 747-400.

Is this a glitch, a one-off special flight, or the return of UA to this route?

Edited to add: I think this is a glitch - sorry for the post (Expedia seems to have corrected itself and is offering NZ1 or NZ5 on the dates I'm looking at).

[This message has been edited by House (edited Jan 12, 2004).]

I was so excited the UA might have addded NZ back! NZ needs a wake up!

It's probably a composite flight - in which two completely seperate flights are lumped together under one flight number to ensure that the NZ option is at the top of travel agent's screens. This is also done for LAX-BNE, LAX-SYD, etc.



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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by why fly:
I was so excited the UA might have addded NZ back! NZ needs a wake up!</font>

Yes, and UA that shining exemplar of supreme customer service is the airline to do it! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by airnzboy:
It's probably a composite flight - in which two completely seperate flights are lumped together under one flight number to ensure that the NZ option is at the top of travel agent's screens. This is also done for LAX-BNE, LAX-SYD, etc.

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That sounds about right - it carried the same departure time as NZ5 and continued onto Wellington under the same number (Expedia was having a bad day, offering me LAX-ZQN via AKL, WLG and CHC!!)

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mad_atta:
Yes, and UA that shining exemplar of supreme customer service is the airline to do it! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/rolleyes.gif</font>

Wait till you have a problem with NZ. They are hopeless UA is light years ahead! How can you compare J seat with UA to NZ?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by why fly:
They are hopeless UA is light years ahead! </font>

I have a feeling you might not find too many people who agree with you (at least, not here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif).

Cheers, Zac

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Zaco:
I have a feeling you might not find too many people who agree with you (at least, not here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif).

Cheers, Zac

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Wait till you have a problem with NZ see how they respond.
Do you prefer the seat pitch of NZ over UA? In Business class?



[This message has been edited by why fly (edited Jan 14, 2004).]