Delta Air Lines to New Zealand
#76
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SUX
Programs: BA Silver; HHonors Gold; SPG Gold; Points but dirt with everyone else
Posts: 8,050
Virgin Australia/V Australia/Virgin Blue/Pacific Blue/whateverthey'recallingthemselvesthisweek. You'd fly to Oz (SYD/MEL/BNE) and then connect on to AKL. I know there's service from SYD, pretty sure DJ flies MEL-AKL, but not sure about BNE-AKL.
#78
#80
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: AA Gold AAdvantage Elite, Rapids Reward
Posts: 38,290
#81
Join Date: May 2010
Programs: FF account on all airlines, DM. All hotel accounts, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 227
DL to New Zealand
Looking to go to New Zealand in March 2013. I see DL doesn't fly there although I am SURE there must be a way to get there using DL or a partner. DL.dumb keeps giving me a "route not in service" message.
So, how do I get to NZ on Delta???????
So, how do I get to NZ on Delta???????
#84
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: BNA
Programs: DL/DM, Hilton Honors DM
Posts: 53
I've done DL 17 to SYD and Virgin Aus SYD-AKL in the past (long lay over in SYD), but I'm not sure that is a legal connection/route currently. Probably a DL/Virgin option possible but would have to call DL to figure it out as delta.dumb doesn't schedule.
#85
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SUX
Programs: BA Silver; HHonors Gold; SPG Gold; Points but dirt with everyone else
Posts: 8,050
I'm not seeing any DL codesharing on VA/DJ trans-Tasman services, which would be the fastest route. If you're flying biz, you might as well book VA. If you're flying discount economy, you could book DL to SYD and then buy the trans-Tasman flight separately. I suspect that a DL agent could put this all on one ticket to give you protection in case of IROPS.
KE/CZ/MU/CI via Asia are also options, but they are far out of the way if you don't need to go that way.
KE/CZ/MU/CI via Asia are also options, but they are far out of the way if you don't need to go that way.
#86
#87
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: BUR
Programs: AA, DL Platinum, AS, AF/KL, UA, VS, HA, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 1,788
The SYD-NZ routes can be VERY competitive and you might consider DL to SYD and just purchasing your NZ ticket seperately. There are frequently very low fares on DJ/VA and JQ (Jetstar). I've done this before and it was fine.
#88
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: 45 North
Programs: DL DM MM, HH Diamond
Posts: 10,196
Thats what I did when going to NZ last year. It was a pretty easy connection and the transfers desk in the terminal was easy to find. Only downside is there is no arrivals lounge as the NZ lounge is for departing DL pax only.
#90
Moderator: Coupon Connection & S.P.A.M
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Louisville, KY
Programs: Destination Unknown, TSA Disparager Diamond (LTDD)
Posts: 57,946