Originally Posted by
hkcj
Right now AC won't issue me a voucher directly, and it's unclear from AC's website if Vayama can. Apparently they don't expire so that's definitely better than the fee.
That's my current strategy, looking at FlightAware shows me that NZ has been running at least one non-stop a day to LA in recent months, and AC hasn't been refunding COVID cancellations.
Are you sure you're not seeing daily cargo flights that aren't open to passengers? Given NZ's COVID-19 travel restrictions, I wouldn't expect to see any traffic other than cargo and restricted special repatriation flights.