Dec 24, 2015, 2:08 pm
Last edit by: Mwenenzi
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.
American’s 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
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.
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
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
...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 Australian Business Traveller article.
AA: service to Auckland, N. Z. / LAX-AKL as of 23 Jun 2016 (master thd)
Nov 9, 2015, 3:48 pm
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AA: service to Auckland, N. Z. / LAX-AKL as of 23 Jun 2016 (master thd)
Qantas and Oneworld alliance partner American Airlines will tomorrow launch joint Sydney-New Zealand-Los Angeles flights for take-off in 2016, breaking Air New Zealand's monopoly on the NZ-US route.
American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker and Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce will hold a press conference in Wellington on Wednesday morning to make a "major announcement for the New Zealand market".
American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker and Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce will hold a press conference in Wellington on Wednesday morning to make a "major announcement for the New Zealand market".
Not much detail. Guess we'll know more tomorrow.
Last edited by Microwave; Nov 10, 2015 at 8:17 am Reason: Retconned tom911's post into the OP in this thread, given the subject
Nov 9, 2015, 3:48 pm
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Qantas, American to announce 2016 LAX-AKL-SYD / Sydney-Auckland-Los Angeles flights
(Dear Moderator, please find the proper home for this thread)
Trying to plan a ski holiday in Aug 2016 to NZ. Looking to fly Oneworld alliance, ideally AA, to AKL in Business class. Need to pay my way. Fares are over the top. Feels like an airline(s) monopoly. Looking for 8/26 to 9/5 from LAX to AKL.
Fares are coming back on google flights and yapta and AA website at a minimum of $7500. CRAZY. Any suggestions as to how I can get a better fare?
thanks in advance,
tom
Trying to plan a ski holiday in Aug 2016 to NZ. Looking to fly Oneworld alliance, ideally AA, to AKL in Business class. Need to pay my way. Fares are over the top. Feels like an airline(s) monopoly. Looking for 8/26 to 9/5 from LAX to AKL.
Fares are coming back on google flights and yapta and AA website at a minimum of $7500. CRAZY. Any suggestions as to how I can get a better fare?
thanks in advance,
tom
Nov 9, 2015, 3:57 pm
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...because it is.. The only Airline that currently flies from the continental US to AKL is Air NZ. They have a 100% monopoly on the route until United starts flying it.
The next line is "Welcome to Trans Pacific", Unlike TransAtlantic, there isn't mistake fares, or $2000 trips like you find on BA in business. The TransPac routes are always going to be expensive in J, They have never been cheap, This is why people like me who have to fly those routes all the time just simply rely on miles for either J/F redemptions or simply book a W fare on QF and then upgrade it to J with 40k miles each way.
Want to fly it cheaper with cash fares? Break up the trip via HNL, or fly via Asia and hope for a good sale fare in J to a city there.
If you are hoping to get a cheap OW fare, You are just not going to find it on QF, or even if you were to fly *A, NZ isn't going to let you have a J fare for anything less than 5k a person.
The next line is "Welcome to Trans Pacific", Unlike TransAtlantic, there isn't mistake fares, or $2000 trips like you find on BA in business. The TransPac routes are always going to be expensive in J, They have never been cheap, This is why people like me who have to fly those routes all the time just simply rely on miles for either J/F redemptions or simply book a W fare on QF and then upgrade it to J with 40k miles each way.
Want to fly it cheaper with cash fares? Break up the trip via HNL, or fly via Asia and hope for a good sale fare in J to a city there.
If you are hoping to get a cheap OW fare, You are just not going to find it on QF, or even if you were to fly *A, NZ isn't going to let you have a J fare for anything less than 5k a person.
Nov 9, 2015, 4:34 pm
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update
Called AA exec plat desk. for the flights I chose (AA73&72) 77W's they cannot confirm Upgrade with certificates nor can I book the flight and use miles + co pay to confirm upgrade now. NOT one seat sold, yet agent told me that they sell some seats, then they release an award, upgrade seat. Does anyone know if this is true?
Not interested in confirmed coach, row 16 and then my upgrade NOT coming.
Is there a strategy I'm missing? Routing thru Asia takes way too long. I can only go for 7-8 days.
thanks
Not interested in confirmed coach, row 16 and then my upgrade NOT coming.
Is there a strategy I'm missing? Routing thru Asia takes way too long. I can only go for 7-8 days.
thanks
Nov 9, 2015, 4:36 pm
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Called AA exec plat desk. for the flights I chose (AA73&72) 77W's they cannot confirm Upgrade with certificates nor can I book the flight and use miles + co pay to confirm upgrade now. NOT one seat sold, yet agent told me that they sell some seats, then they release an award, upgrade seat. Does anyone know if this is true?
Not interested in confirmed coach, row 16 and then my upgrade NOT coming.
Is there a strategy I'm missing? Routing thru Asia takes way too long. I can only go for 7-8 days.
thanks
Not interested in confirmed coach, row 16 and then my upgrade NOT coming.
Is there a strategy I'm missing? Routing thru Asia takes way too long. I can only go for 7-8 days.
thanks
$5000 is a really good deal for business North America-Australia/NZ round-trip on QF/AA/DL/VA/UA. I'm not kidding.
Nov 9, 2015, 4:51 pm
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AA is highly unlikely to release upgrade space into business class until 100 hours before the flight for LAX-SYD and return, so you honestly have no chance of confirming a SWU or miles+copay upgrade more than 100 hours in advance.
$5000 is a really good deal for business North America-Australia/NZ round-trip on QF/AA/DL/VA/UA. I'm not kidding.
$5000 is a really good deal for business North America-Australia/NZ round-trip on QF/AA/DL/VA/UA. I'm not kidding.
Another option is to go through a consolidator but not sure how much they would help you save.
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it's LAX-AKL being announced tomorrow.
This FTer was the first to notice:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/25688047-post1106.html
This FTer was the first to notice:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/25688047-post1106.html