For 4-C A-class, NZ seems to be about USD1400 cheaper than CA. Any thoughts on how best to fly LAX-AKL in A without eating the savings and more? Even YEX costs USD979, plus a lot of miles to u/g (assuming QF even allows upgrades on upgrades). Otherwise if you elect to pay the whole bill with miles, they want 200,000, and even if you value them at only a penny per that it comes out much more than you save.