Originally Posted by
TheBOSman
The online tool doesn't seem to show anything WLG-MEL from what I see. But there are QF flights on that route operated by Jetconnect. I think you can only book the Jetstar flights with QF numbers, I don't think the Jetconnect flights are allowed. You'll know better than I do, and there definitely are flights to SYD so worst case you can go with that, at the cost of a couple hundred miles.
At any rate, you can start and end anywhere in New Zealand though, so using your required stops I would go WLG-SYD or MEL-LHR-MCT-LHR-DFW-YVR-JFK-BDA-MIA-ORD-HKG-BOM-HKG-HND-HKG-AKL. The online tool doesn't show many good F flights though, it doesn't show HKG-BOM as having F on CX? I would skip the ORD-JFK-HKG flight and just go ORD-HKG direct, that and returning to AKL instead of WLG (if you're able to do that of course) free up two segments. Maybe you could put a DFW-ANC-DFW trip in there to gain some miles, though not as much with F on that.
HI thanks for that
The Jetconnect flights you refer to only operate as QF or BA codeshare if connecting with BA in OZ and are all bookable etc and Jetstar flights only bookable as QF codeshare when in conjunction with a connecting flight operated by OW I believe.
There are good F flights on all of the longest legs - ie MEL-LHR-MCT-LHR-DFW and then YVR-JFK - on CX - then JFK or ORD as you say - to HKG-BOM-HKG-MEL - so it's a huge part of the trip is in F - only really the trans-Tasman and there's no avoiding that if you live in NZ and the internal US flights
There will be CX F to BOM the months I"ll be travelling - one of the 2 daily flights is being shifted to a 747 with F but you're not able to do a turn-around on it and I would have to stay over and get visa etc - hence my wondering if there were alternatives.
No service to ANC the months i'm travelling - ie Jan/Feb otherwise it would be plotted into the itinerary!
In travelling the US you know