Oh my that's a lot. Thinking about it more it's a daytime flight anyways and I would want to arrive in HKG (well TPE after my connection) with not a lot of energy left because it will be like 10pm by then! I guess for right now I will hold off. Thank you so much for all of the advice!

No worries!

I have to ask.. why are you flying via AKL and HKG to TPE?

well first of all I am on flyertalk, so I am aviation nerd

I also want to spend 24 hours in AKL and then head to TPE for 3 days (yes. I know. I am crazy for flying three 13 hour flights in like 5 days but I love flying. In Feb I fly to SYD from SFO in Qantas Y to spend 24 hours in SYD and then flew back on UA in J). I was supposed to be on UA (which I used my pluspoints and was in biz, but had to change the dates so I didn't want to cancel the trip (now in coach in NZ). I land at 6am in AKL from SFO, then leave the next morning at like 10am to TPE via HKG (they didn't have the direct AKL-TPE on my new date either )
Hopefully that makes a little sense
Happy to answer any more questions (again, thank you so much for the help).

You and I are alike... before it became my job I was jetting off for fun like you!

You got a job that requires that? I need to know what kind of job that is
You got any crazy routings or cool stories to share?

A pilot.. obviously not as radical routing as that is.
AKL - SIN - DXB - LHR - JFK - LAX - HND - SYD - AKL is probably the craziest...
SQ, EK, EK, VA, UA, ANA, ANA, NZ

Tried to go to 'major' hubs.. missed a few but it was a good run!

But this is getting off topic.. sorry guys. Feel free to shoot me a PM!

That is incredible! I so wish some day I could do something as crazy as that. I want to do a around the globe trip but I have to wait some time
you missed SFO

did you stop for hotels and stuff or did you just flew nonstop?
Are you Air New Zealand pilot? That's super cool

Yep, ZKNHB is our AirNZ pilot �insider� 😎

I am about to fly TG biz to FRA, then LHG airlines LX/OS/LO burning AirNZ miles flying:

WLG-AKL-SYD-BKK//BKK-FRA//FRA-ZRH-CPH//
CPH-VIE-BUD-WAW//WAW-MUC//
MUC-BKK//BKK-MEL-AKl-WLG

that is insane! Have a great trip - hopefully in style in J or F!

J on TG SYD-BKK-FRA and MUC-BKK-MEL, and J on NZ MEL-AKL.

AirNZ just bumped me from J to Y tomorrow AKL-SYD. I�ll survive�. just

you are starting tomorrow? Sweeet! Have a great trip and enjoy it! Hopefully you'll get comp for the downgrade - at least the long haul flights are in J (hopefully you get an F upgrade)

If not t-7. Really only going to be t-24, check-in (when close international web sales at t-3h or something) and boarding (the no shows at check-in).

I'm flying AKL-JFK late August, currently in economy and was wondering what a good bid to try secure a skycouch would be? I'm booked on my ticket alone, a current strong bid starts at $450AUD (i'm coming from melbourne to auckland first)...should I do that? Or higher?

Thanks in advance! No idea what I'm doing

If you really want a skycouch - you're best off to get a confirmed one/