Hi All,

Need to get from Wellington/Auckland New Zealand over to Chicago. I am OW Gold, but dont have status with any other alliance.

I assumed American would fly direct here but everything I search on a Oneworld airline involves going through Sydney which adds a 4 hour flight in the wrong direction, and makes the flight to LAX or DFW even longer then if I was going from NZ.

So my question is...is there any Oneworld airline that can get me from NZ direct to the US without going via Australia?

Otherwise my upgrade chances and lounge access are nil