Originally Posted by
EtoileFilante
Actually, there will supposedly be a direct flight between BNE and ORD starting Apr 2020. Not sure if this will help OP, but figured I'd mention it.
Originally Posted by
PsiFighter37
Pretty sure that would be QF doing the route first, not UA.
Originally Posted by
Kacee
Yes, and QF is notoriously tight with premium class award space.
And Air NZ is a lot less generous for long haul award availability than QF.
Premium awards USA<===>Au/NZ are hard to get
Keep looking and be very flexible with routes/dates/destination. No need to fly the same airport pairs both ways.
Airlines that fly USA/Canada to/from Australia
- Air Canada AC (YVR – SYD BNE MEL) [Star Alliance]
- Air New Zealand NZ (LAX SFO ORD IAH YVR via AKL) [Star Alliance]
- Air Tahiti Nui TN (LAX – via Tahiti & AKL. Last segments on QF codeshares) (AA & DL partner)
- American Airlines AA (LAX - SYD) [OneWorld Alliance] (AS partner)
- Delta DL (LAX – SYD) (VA & AS partner) [Skyteam Alliance]
- Fiji Airways FJ (LAX SFO HNL – BNE SYD MEL via Fiji) (QF, AA & AS partner) [NAN-ADL ceased 20 July 2019]
- 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, SFO*, ORD* - BNE; LAX SFO - MEL) [OneWorld Alliance] (AS partner) {* seasonal}{*BNE ORD from 20 April, 2020, *BNE SFO from 5 Feb 2020}
- United UA (LAX - MEL, LAX SFO IAH – SYD) (SFO - MEL from 20 Oct 2019)[Star Alliance].Reduced service IAH-SYD & LAX-SYD March 29 through October 25
- Virgin Australia VA (LAX – BNE SYD MEL) (codeshares with AC*) (DL & AC* partner) [*= some routes in 2017-18 link]
- and others via Asia & Middle East
Airlines that fly USA/Canada to/from New Zealand are (not from all airports to all airports)
- American Airlines AA (LAX - AKL) [Oneworld Alliance] (AS partner). Suspended April through October for 2018.
- Air Canada AC (YVR – AKL)(seasonal from 12 Dec 2019 to end March 2020) [Star Alliance]
- Air New Zealand NZ (LAX SFO ORD IAH YVR - AKL) [Star Alliance]
- Air Tahiti Nui TN (LAX - AKL via Tahiti) (AA & DL partner)
- Fiji Airways FJ (LAX SFO HNL - AKL WLG CHC via Fiji) (QF AA & AS partner)
- Hawaiian HA (HNL - AKL)(AA & VA partner)
- Qantas QF (LAX SFO DFW JFK HNL YVR* via SYD BNE & MEL) [Oneworld Alliance] (AS partner) {* seasonal}
- United UA (SFO - AKL) [Star Alliance]
- Virgin Australia VA (LAX via BNE, MEL & SYD) (DL partner)
- And others via Australia, Asia & Middle East