Tuesday, March 13, 2012

A Reason for New Zealand

For once--something revolutionary in air travel, that is thoughtful of all of us that fly in coach. (If I read one more article about all the new and exciting things that different international airlines offer in first--from birthday cakes being baked to in-room showers...)
Air New Zealand has created a new seating set-up, which some are calling "cuddle class", on their long-haul flights between LA and Auckland, and London and Auckland, on their 777-300 planes, where the seats become a flat bed. The way this happens is you lose your foot rest area, which folds out to create more sideways sleeping space. We always wanted to go to New Zealand, but now it's on the really short list. Now I just have to find how to use miles to book a flight...I looked at prices for spring break and they were around $1600 per person from LA to Auckland, and around Christmas they jump up to around $2000. 

5 comments:

  1. We were on a flight to Auckland the first week that these rolled out and the flight was so empty that we each ended up with our own row of these seats. Excellent for one person, probably ok for a mom and child but any male who is reasonably tall or husky is going to be squished. It did make the flight so by super quick though.

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  2. I recently went to NZ (they call it "Inzed") for business. It's a very pretty country, but it's pretty in the way that Hawaii and California are pretty, and the culture is very similar to ours (i.e. closer than England's culture). So I'm not sure I can wholeheartedly recommend buying a ticket to go there all the way from the US solely for tourism.

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  3. Nice post. For another reason to go to New Zealand look at this post on Great Barrier. http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/places-in-nz-i-would-like-to-visit-part_24.html

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  4. It is better to travel with hope in one's heart than to arrive in safety. . . . We should celebrate today's failure because it is a clear sign that our voyage of discovery is not yet over. The day the experiment succeeds is the day the experiment ends. And I inevitably find that the sadness of ending outweighs the celebration of success.

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  5. We're from Australia and live in Canada but when we fly back to Aust. i love flying Air NZ, they're the best!! It's a long flight but without the transfers I find it quite easy - I've done it with a baby and a toddler and it was a breeze (well kinda). NZ is an amazing country - keep your eye out for deals -we never spend more than $1500 on a flight - it's doable. Just be flexible with your dates!

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