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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 9:22 am
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Originally Posted by elva
Hi!

I'd like to burn some of my M&M miles by flying from BRE to Australia and NZ either in C or in F next autumn. Going to spend around a month there for touristic stuff.

What would be the best routing to experience different airlines I could not afford otherwise? I've flown mostly LH Y, sometimes C, never F.

Is there a common opinion if F or C is a better deal for miles on this route – and what are my chances to get all–F award to Australia? I assume F is trickier to find due to limited availability?...
It is quite a busy route so you should book quite early.
You may limited on the choice by the availability.

What I can recommend:
C on NZ via London: The seat is fully flat a lot better than LH.
SQ: Great service. Try to get on the A380 or 777ER. Be aware that you may end on a regional 777 which is very bad.
LH: Quite nice but not the best product.
TG: Seat quite similar seat to LH, Service is quite a hit and miss.

I cannot comment on Asiana or Air-China.
I would not recommend flying via the USA, because of the immigration-hassle.

I would book a LH/SQ/NZ combination in C.
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