Originally Posted by
mihaid
It would be a waste - of miles, mainly 😜 - to fly a LCC for such a long trip...
Once could always look for an open jaw C2-AKL/TYO-C2.
And speaking of Chinese mainland airlines: How is the transit in PEK? Have you done it before? I myself have only connected in CAN (surprisingly easy, I would not avoid it from now on) and PVG (horrendous, never again).
transit in PEK is easy and not as you say horrendous as PVG which tends to fill up with lots and lots of pax