I agree also.All UA has got going for it is the great J seat.Food and wine offerings have gone down the drain .Combine that with UA FAs who often are quite elderley and only there for the ride,you would get most value for money with NZ despite the extra stop .I would have a different opinion had NZ maintained their cardboard/plastic joke transTasman J class service but they have gone back to their previous excellent offering .I'll be travelling BNE-AKL-LAX in J/F next tuesday with my wife ( both very excited about it )and I will certainly keep you informed but I have always been happy with NZ.
Ozflier