As someone who flies to AKL 2x - 3x a year, this is very disappointing. I understand the demand is definitely seasonal, especially from an NA-origin tourism perspective, however, AA should have probably given it a longer run year round and tried to build a customer base ex-NZ. Perhaps if the JV with QF had gone through, AA would have been able to maintain a year round presence.

I guess its back to flying NZ to NZ for me now. Not that I mind it from a service point of view.

On a separate note, AA's international network (or the lack of it), along with unnecessary fights with the likes of QR is driving me away from AA for all international travel. AA's loss!