Hi everyone,

I have Miles&more miles I would like to use to cross the Pacific from either Australia or New Zealand to South America, sometime between November 20 and November 27
From what I see, Air New Zealand has a direct flight from AKL to EZE 3 times a week but with my limited experience in looking for award flights I see no availability for my dates.
The other option would be flying United to North America and then flying to South America from there. Both Air New Zealand and United have low additional fees.

Anyone has experience in crossing the Pacific using miles? Is there a chance Air New Zealand will offer more award seats?
Do you know of any other option to get from Australia to South America?
I find a flight, how do I book it?
If I have to fly trough USA, is there a chance I could have a stopover there?

Thank you for any help or tips you could provide