AirNZ Chicago

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MelbFlyer

Air New Zealand - Airpoints

Member since 23 May 2013

Total posts 25

United has beaten Air NZ to the punch in announcing the long rumoured Auckland - Chicago O’Hare non-stop flights. The Chicago Tribune has reported the flights will start Nov 30. on 787-9s three times a week. UAs SFO-AKL will also switch back to a year round service in 2019

StuParr

Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards

Member since 01 Mar 2012

Total posts 203

NZ most probably will have a codeshare on it. So unlikely that they were caught unawares. I

Last editedby StuParr at Mar 28, 2018, 07:45 AM.

petersan

Member since 28 Mar 2018

Total posts 1

Where on earth do you get your information from?. Air New Zealand has just announced their non stop route from Auckland to Chicago beating United Airlines.

krisdude

Air New Zealand - Airpoints

Member since 21 Jan 2016

Total posts 28

UA will be co-sharing on Air NZ 's Auckland - Chicago O’Hare service using a B787-9V2 configuration.

kabe100

Member since 30 Aug 2017

Total posts 2

Does anyone how long its going to be southbound (ORD->AKL)?


londoner

Air New Zealand - Airpoints

Member since 12 Jul 2016

Total posts 14

United has beaten Air NZ to the punch in announcing the long rumoured Auckland - Chicago O’Hare non-stop flights. The Chicago Tribune has reported the flights will start Nov 30. on 787-9s three times a week. UAs SFO-AKL will also switch back to a year round service in 2019

Chicago Tribune Fake news - its an error - Air New Zealand ( not United ) are using their metal into Chicago - great new Air NZ route on V2 configured dreamliner

flyerboi

Air New Zealand - Airpoints

Member since 06 Nov 2015

Total posts 16

Does anyone how long its going to be southbound (ORD->AKL)?


Air NZ Website is quoting 16 hours 20 mins for southbound. Approx 15 hours northbound. Suprised AUSBT has yet to post an article on this great new connection?

hutch

Member since 07 Oct 2012

Total posts 772

United has beaten Air NZ to the punch in announcing the long rumoured Auckland - Chicago O’Hare non-stop flights. The Chicago Tribune has reported the flights will start Nov 30. on 787-9s three times a week. UAs SFO-AKL will also switch back to a year round service in 2019

Chicago Tribune Fake news - its an error - Air New Zealand ( not United ) are using their metal into Chicago - great new Air NZ route on V2 configured dreamliner

The Tribune reported, correctly, that Air NZ was starting this route. The Tribune seemingly was reporting off a United press release.


I believe the OP was stating that United has stolen Air NZ thunder by announcing the route (to be flown by Air NZ) before Air NZ had announced it.

Mjudd

Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer

Member since 14 Dec 2016

Total posts 57

Makes sense since they are both Star alliance hubs

StuParr

Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards

Member since 01 Mar 2012

Total posts 203

United has beaten Air NZ to the punch in announcing the long rumoured Auckland - Chicago O’Hare non-stop flights. The Chicago Tribune has reported the flights will start Nov 30. on 787-9s three times a week. UAs SFO-AKL will also switch back to a year round service in 2019

Chicago Tribune Fake news - its an error - Air New Zealand ( not United ) are using their metal into Chicago - great new Air NZ route on V2 configured dreamliner

Now that makes more sense after what I’d heard. That’s great

MelbFlyer

Air New Zealand - Airpoints

Member since 23 May 2013

Total posts 25

Sorry I should have mentioned it’s Air NZs flight/metal. I was more intrigued that UA announced it officialy before NZ

Red Cee

Member since 15 Feb 2018

Total posts 151

Look forward to Qantas announcing a direct flight to Chicago. It may happen once the current four, and next four have arrived, and proved their worth.

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