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AA: service to Auckland, N. Z. / LAX-AKL as of 23 Jun 2016 (master thd)

Old Dec 24, 2015, 2:08 pm
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American Begins LAX - AKL / Auckland, New Zealand 788 Flights 23 June 2016


No flights 5 August 2017 and 5 October 2017 Refer to post 230 link.
Americans Los Angeles to Auckland flight will be suspended from August to October, and will then be upgraded from a 787-8 to a 787-9
LAX-AKL
Departs LAX at 10:45 p.m.
Arrives at AKL at 6:35 a.m., two days later

AKL-LAX
Departs AKL at 1:20 p.m.
Arrives at LAX at 6:20 a.m., same day

Enhanced service includes mattress pads, pajamas and new meals items in Business Class.

Originally Posted by IceTrojan
If tonight's sampling at the launch event was an accurate preview, then here's the menu they provided for LAX-AKL:

Canape:
Salmon Caviar Tartlet

Main Plates:
Grilled Beef Filet, balsamic butter, twice baked potato, baby squash
Eggplant Lasagne, pomodoro sauce
Pesto Grilled Shrimp

Dessert:
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (Cherry Garcia, Chocolate Brownie, Strawberry Cheesecake)

Mid-Flight Snack:
Angus Beef Slider

White Wine:
Mt. Beautiful Sauvignon Blanc, North Canterbury, NZ

Red Wine:
Opawa Pinot Noir, Marlborough, NZ

Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines will add new nonstop service between its trans-Pacific gateway hub at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Auckland Airport (AKL) in June 2016, pending regulatory approvals. The route to Auckland provides American's customers direct access to a new destination and further strengthens the airline's joint business with Qantas Airways. American has added six new trans-Pacific routes over the last three years, nearly doubling its presence in the region...

...American plans to operate its new daily service between LAX and AKL with the newest addition to its fleet, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The Dreamliner features a state-of-the-art onboard travel experience including international Wi-Fi, as well as higher humidity and pressurization closer to sea level conditions, leaving customers more refreshed after their flight. Every seat has a touchscreen monitor equipped with up to 260 movies, 240 TV shows, 13 radio channels, 350 albums and 20 games, along with universal AC power outlets and a USB connection. The aircraft is configured with 28 fully lie-flat Business Class seats, each with direct-aisle access. There are an additional 55 Main Cabin Extra seats with extra legroom, and 143 Main Cabin seats. Link
Link to Star-Telegram article.

Link to Australian Business Traveller article.
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AA: service to Auckland, N. Z. / LAX-AKL as of 23 Jun 2016 (master thd)

Old Feb 15, 2018, 6:04 pm
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Originally Posted by jordyn
Looks like service ends on March 22nd, so depending on how late in March you're talking about it may be irrelevant.

In any case, I don't see any upgrade availability the last couple of weeks in March (unsurprising), but overall business class seems a lot less sold out than in February. Unfortunately, since you can't confirm in advance if your cousin/fiance don't have status they are going to be near the bottom of the upgrade list. So I'd probably not get their hopes up too high, although my flight last year went out with open seats in business so anyone on the list would have cleared presumably.
My wife and I are doing AA SJC-LAX-AKL 15 days in NZ then Jetstar ZQN-SYD, 2 days in Sydney and then AA SYD-LAX-SJC This is due to the fact that we're not leaving NZ until the 25th and there are no flights, so a little adaptation and the bonus of a couple days in Sydney. All the AA legs are on the miles I accumulated while consulting over 5 years. I didn't see home much, but this trip is our compensation. Great to see the reviews of the 787-9 and Business class and looking forward to the whole vacation.

Props to folks in the forum that chimed in and said "You'll get there, just keep flying." 👍
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Old Sep 14, 2019, 1:36 am
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SWU unicorn alert - AKL-LAX on 11/5 and 11/6 have SWU availability. 2 seats on 11/5 and 3 seats on 11/6.
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