Air New Zealand Business Class, Up To 4 Seats

I spaced and forgot to include Virgin Atlantic as a booking option. Blame the jet lag!


If you’re looking for a trip this month or next, Air New Zealand has some business class award space available from the west coast. I’ve also included some United space just in case.


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Now, let’s get into it!

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Routes: LAX, SFO - AKL
Operating airline: Air New Zealand
Class of service: Business class
Dates: July - August 2024
Seats available: 2
Cabin layout: 1-2-1 (herringbone)
Book with (per person, one-way):

  • *Air Canada Aeroplan: 75.000 points

  • *Avianca LifeMiles: 80,000 miles

  • ANA Mileage Club: 145,000 miles (round-trip only)

  • Asiana Club: 82,500 miles

  • EVA Infinity MileageLands: 97,500 miles

  • Lufthansa Miles & More: 71,000 miles

  • Singapore KrisFlyer: 146,500 miles

  • Turkish Miles&Smiles: 205,000 miles

  • *United MileagePlus: 110,000 miles

  • Virgin Atlantic: 62,500 points


*No surcharges


Taxes/fees (per person):

  • From US: $44

  • To US: ~$46


Aeroplan and LifeMiles have small partner booking fees.


Bank transfer partners:

  • Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott

    • 20% Chase transfer bonus

  • ANA: Amex, Marriott

  • Asiana: Marriott

  • Lifemiles: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott

  • EVA Air: Citi, Capital One

  • Singapore: Amex, Chase, Citi, Capital One, Marriott

  • Turkish: Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott

  • United: Bilt, Chase, Marriott

  • Virgin Atlantic: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott


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Available Dates

Flight Experience


On the Boeing 777, AIr New Zealand's business class is arranged in a 1-2-1 herringbone layout. Each seat is lie-flat and has direct aisle access.

Please note that this is herringbone NOT reverse herringbone. Each seat is angled toward the aisle rather than away from it so there isn't as much privacy. Some will find the seats a bit narrow, but the bedding is nice.

The other highlight is probably the catering. Given the quality of the headphones and small IFE screen, you might want to bring your own headphones and download some movies and shows on your phone/tablet

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Best Ways To Book

Aeroplan: Great Option, Best With Chase Transfer Bonus

If you have Amex, Bilt, Capital One, or Chase points, Aeroplan is your best bet at 75,000 points. Even at 150,000 miles round-trip, you might prefer Aeroplan over ANA has transfers are typically instant while Amex transfers to ANA are not.


Please note that connections could increase the award rate.


Aeroplan award chart. You can use GCmap to calculate your total flight distance. A stopover requires 5,000 additional miles on a one-way award.


Chase Transfer Bonus To Aeroplan


Chase’s 20% transfer bonus gives Aeroplan an advantage over ANA Mileage Club  when booking round-trip as you’ll only need to transfer 125,000 for the round-trip. You’d need 63,000 points for a one-way.


If you have the Chase Aeroplan Card, you can get a 10% bonus when you transfer 50,000+ Chase points. That would bring the total bonus to 30% which means you’d only need to transfer 116,000 points round-trip or 58,000 points one-way.


Virgin Atlantic: Great Option For A Non-Stop


For 62,500 Virgin points, you can book a non-stop business class award. If you connect within New Zealand or to Australia, it will require additional points. This is a particularly good option since you can transfer points from all bank programs.


Call to book.


ANA Mileage Club: Great Round-Trip Rate With Amex Points


If you have Amex points and are booking round-trip, 145,000 ANA miles is a solid option. Just keep in mind that transfers from Amex can take a few days.


Lifemiles: Solid Option With Citi Points


If you only have Citi points to use on this one, Lifemiles is a solid choice at 80,000 miles for a one-way award ticket.

How To Book

  1. From United's homepage, select Advanced search

  2. Choose to show price in miles

  3. Select Roundtrip or One-way

  4. Enter the origin & destination

  5. Select Nonstop only (if you don't need a connection)

  6. Select the number of passengers

  7. Select your dates or choose Flexible dates and choose a month

  8. Select Business

  9. Run the search

  10. If booking with another Star Alliance partner, confirm space by searching with that program

  11. Transfer points (if necessary)

  12. Log into your account

  13. Run the search again

  14. Complete the booking


Happy booking!