GRU-AKL help
Jan 4, 2007 | 10:28 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: MSY
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unfortunately, only two airlines fly from south america to australasia nonstop- lan chile and aerolineas argentinas.
you can go the other way, though- SAA GRU-JNB-PER and NZ PER-AKL. Hell of a trip, though. GRU-ORD-LAX-AKL is only 300 miles longer. Or you could try going through europe (GRU-FRA-SIN-AKL), but that's a hell of a lot longer.
If you're buying, I'd bite the bullet and fly LAN GRU-SCL-AKL. If you're redeeming, then you have to pick your poison (I'd probably take GRU-JNB-PER-AKL over flying UA and subjecting myself to US customs and immigration).
you can go the other way, though- SAA GRU-JNB-PER and NZ PER-AKL. Hell of a trip, though. GRU-ORD-LAX-AKL is only 300 miles longer. Or you could try going through europe (GRU-FRA-SIN-AKL), but that's a hell of a lot longer.
If you're buying, I'd bite the bullet and fly LAN GRU-SCL-AKL. If you're redeeming, then you have to pick your poison (I'd probably take GRU-JNB-PER-AKL over flying UA and subjecting myself to US customs and immigration).
Last edited by oopsz; Jan 4, 2007 at 10:35 am
Jan 4, 2007 | 12:55 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Sydney NSW Australia
Posts: 2,337
That particular GRU-AKL routing is a shocker -
GRU-JNB 1825-0715
JNB-PER 1645-0920
PER-AKL 1906-0530 (43hours + thanks to the transit times)
A quicker way is probably GRU-JNB-SIN-AKL or even GRU-ORD-HNL-AKL. But if it were me, I'd be doing GRU-SCL on LX, then use LAN to PPT then NZ to AKL to at least get some Star mileage in.
Jan 4, 2007 | 2:24 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: SEA
Posts: 807
This is the same problem I've faced when trying to calculate a RTW ticket that starts in AKL....how to get back if you start going west. I don't want to use the allowed miles to go back through the US and going back through JNB isn't allowed (can't reverse direction). Starting going east (through asia) works better, but is less ideal for me personally because of when i want to be in certain regions...
Jan 4, 2007 | 10:05 pm
#8
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Yes *A urgently needs a new S.American partner.
The only realistic *A route is via UA.
On an RTW the other direction is much easier with TAP flying from many points in Brazil to LIS, or a direct-ish GRU-JNB-SIN-AKL leaving 6.25pm arriving 11.30pm+2.
The only realistic *A route is via UA.
On an RTW the other direction is much easier with TAP flying from many points in Brazil to LIS, or a direct-ish GRU-JNB-SIN-AKL leaving 6.25pm arriving 11.30pm+2.
Last edited by harryhv; Jan 4, 2007 at 10:24 pm