The New Way to Get to New Zealand on Miles: Using United Airlines Miles for Award Travel to Australia and New Zealand

A lot of travelers might have already heard  the news that booking a flight to Australia or New Zealand on miles is as tough as getting an award. The struggle even gets at its peak when planning to fly in a premium cabin.  It is possible, but it takes a whole lot of perseverance, flexibility, and good fortune using United Airlines award travel.

Booking a flight to Australia or New Zealand might be challenging, but it can be done. Mommy Point next spring for our family without going through Asia. All it takes is to split up the group, take challenging routings, and even shelling out cash for fuel surcharges.

On the other hand, a good news just broke out that there will be another approach to travel to New Zealand on miles. And it is set to operate this upcoming July 2016. Allegedly, the United Airlines will manage its service from San Francisco to Auckland three times per week.

Starting from July 1, 2016, using their 787 Dreamliner (787-8 until 10/28/16, then the 787-9), United Airlines will travel three times a week. The flight is set to depart from San Francisco at 10:45 PM. Then, will arrive in Auckland at 6:55 AM two days later.  The return flight leaves Auckland at 1:20 PM and arrives in San Francisco at 6:40 AM earlier that day.

The airlines, however, will charge 70,000 miles per trail for that flight in business class and 40,000 miles each way for the economy class.  Although it's premature to look at the award availability, the United America's award availability in Australia is purportedly better than some other carriers.

Moreover, with regards to the new flight to Auckland, United Airlines will also start off its service from San Francisco to Tel Aviv employing a 787-9, which will begin on March 30, 2016. Meanwhile, The Tel Aviv flights will debut its availability for booking flights on October 10, 2015. Auckland flights are also on hand for booking on October 17, 2015. But for a clearer view of the flight availability, numerous travelers try to search on the official website of the airlines for more details.

Even though it's still early to conclude at the award availability of the flights in United Airlines, a lot of travelers seemingly guess that in time the availability of both economy and business class award seats will soon be possible. To date, the details of the award availability is still on queue on the airline's official page.