Originally Posted by
CPMaverick
ATL-AKL.
VA is a great partner in Australia but flying from NZ-USA via Australia is very inconvenient. Especially if you need to go beyond the west coast USA.
ATL-AKL could not only make traveling to NZ so much easier, but onward VA connections AKL-Australia (or even AKL-many pacific islands) would be a nice option to avoid LAX.
With the deferral of A350 deliveries we see what DL thinks of more ULH flying (8,096sm). ATL-AKL isn't going to happen, IMHO.