Having been nagged by my wife that I hadn't been doing enough to burn our remaining BD miles I fired up ANA to prove to her that there was no C availability to LAX/SFO over the Easter holiday. At least there hadn't been the day before... My disgust at being proved wrong was tempered by the appearance of four(!) NZ seats in C to LAX on the day we wanted to travel

4 x C NZ LHR-LAX (new Business Premier on 773)
4 x C UA LAX-LHR (new United Business on 772)

67,500 miles plus ~£290 tax pp.

Booked painlessly (for the first time ever) and ticketed within 48 hours. Seats reserved online at the NZ and UA websites - though I'm going to have to ring them to arrange childrens meals (should that be possible in the case of UA).

The unfamiliar 2+4+2 on the United seatmap suggests that the flight is scheduled to be one of the refitted 777s with the new lie-flat beds. Bonus Having said that I'm still looking for NZ availability on the way back - especially if it means we can miss the Royal Wedding into the bargain

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