I think they will leave all asian routes as they are except killing the hgk-lhr segment and codesharing with vs. Once air nz opens a route to south america it will be a nice *A route to asia without a usa transfer for our s.american/asian friends Did I not read somewhere they are about to start a second akl-hgk flight? Also please scrap the terrible stopover in lax and replace it with yvr en-rout to lhr