Originally Posted by
sidharth134
.I have been searching for 3rt Business Award Tickets to Australia (either to Sydney or Melbourne) from US - October and November Time Frame.
Very many threads on premium awards USA<---->Australia
Look in the airline forums & info forum. These have dedicated threads on awards & upgrades on the USA-Au route.
You are not going to get 3 business class awards on the same flight. Even 2 is very very hard. Look for 2+1 or 1+1+1 from different gateways and/or on different days. Many people only look for LAX-SYD. Try SFO to/from xx and BNE MEL to/from yyy. Look for one ways. Do not need to fly the same routes both ways
VA business class is considered by some to be the best. Availability is a different issue .
Airlines that fly USA/Canada to/from Australia (not from all airports to all airports)
- American Airlines AA(LAX - SYD) [OneWorld Alliance] (AS partner)
- Air Canada AC (YVR – SYD BNE MEL) [Star Alliance]
- Air New Zealand NZ (LAX SFO IAH YVR via AKL) (AKL-ORD from Nov 2018)[Star Alliance]
- Air Tahiti Nui TN (LAX via Tahiti. Last segments on codeshares) (AA & DL partner)
- Delta DL (LAX – SYD) (VA & AS partner) [Skyteam Alliance]
- Fiji Airways FJ (LAX SFO HNL – BNE SYD MEL ADL via Fiji) (QF, AA & AS partner)
- Hawaiian HA (HNL – BNE SYD) (AA & VA partner)
- Jetstar JQ (HNL – BNE SYD MEL)
- Qantas QF (LAX SFO JFK(via LAX) DFW HNL YVR*– SYD; LAX-BNE; LAX SFO**-MEL) [OneWorld Alliance] (AS partner) (**MEL SFO from 1st Sept 2018) {* seasonal}
- United UA (LAX-MEL, LAX SFO IAH– SYD) [Star Alliance]
- Virgin Australia VA (LAX – BNE SYD MEL) (codeshares with AC*) (Delta & AC* partner) [*= some routes in 2017-18 link
And others via Asia & Middle East