Originally Posted by PhilH
LHR-MAD-SCL-AKL
But that involves a long haul on IB
. Maybe LHR-GRU-SCL-AKL on BA/Lan? But going via South America is a very long way round.
LA fly FRA-MAD-SCL, Service is above average, although in Y the seating on the 340 can be a little tight.
To the OP depending on what time of the year you are going will effect LA availability on the SCL-AKL route. In the Southern summer you can pretty much forget it.
My personal option would be to take CX all the way, as long as you can live without F for half of your flight.
Edit to add: You could also look at BA LHR-LAX QF LAX-AKL direct service