Originally Posted by
bobbob911
What are the possibilities to book an Aeroplan flight non-stop from anywhere in NA (YVR, SFO, LAX all possibilities for me, but JFK would be fine or really anywhere else) in business lie-flat? As far as I can tell the United SFO->MEL flights don't seem to be booked in Aeroplan for business class, and Qantas is not a partner.
(A connecting flight would be fine as long as the main leg over the pacific, at least to SYD, is available in lie-flat)
Cash or award? By "Aeroplan" guessing you may want an award.
When? Been to AU - MEL / SYD before?
AC has flight YVR-SYD. UA used to have SFO-MEL. Unusure when that will return. Look at UA SFO/LAX-SYD. Some get awards on UA, but not many.
SYD-MEL is 60~70 minutes wheels up / wheels down. A commuter run by airlines QF, VA, JQ & REX. Buy cash if needed, but allow plenty of time for the Inter (T1) to Dom (T2 T3) SYD transfer
Premium awards USA/Canada<--->AU have always been hard to get with any airlines/alliance
Airlines are AC UA QF AA DL UA HA. And Air NZ via AKL (who are stingy for partner awards)
Less flights now compared to say 2019. But schedules are increasing.