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Los Angeles Return Melb $844, Syd $861, Bris $860 @ Air New Zealand (All-Inclusive Fares)

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Killer travel bargain here. Can't believe these prices that Air NZ has come up with again to Los Angeles. Heaps of seats available at time of posting, but they'll go fast at these prices. Fares are all-inclusive (complimentary meal & drinks, 23kg checked bag, 7kg cabin bag, on demand entertainment).

Valid for travel outbound 01/02/15 to 31/03/15, and inbound 01/02/15 to 12/04/15. Expires 23/01/15.

Here's the proof:

Happy travels :)

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  • happychild100 on 08/01/2015 - 15:04

    No wonder it's more expensive on Monday Feb 9th, it's a national holiday in US!

    http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/toothache_day.html

    • lolmao on 08/01/2015 - 20:48
      -5

      not sure if trolling or stupid but no its not a national holiday

      • [Deactivated] on 09/01/2015 - 10:55

        Well thank you for proving that you're the latter of your two options..

        • lolmao on 09/01/2015 - 12:12
          +1

          me dun get it

  • ReSublimity on 08/01/2015 - 15:13
    +9

    I hope there are dates in August at these prices!!!! coughTI5cough

  • Shaw on 08/01/2015 - 15:14
    +3

    Thanks for that TA.

    I have been wanting to get some AirNZ numbers to do a comparison between their Aus sale fares to their NZ ones.

    Not pretty…

    • ilikeradiohead on 08/01/2015 - 15:25
      +1

      It is pretty odd. You should reward Air New Zealand for their prices by flying with someone else.

      • Shaw on 08/01/2015 - 15:28
        +2

        The problem is, the others don't really have the capacity to offer such low price points.

        But for a similar fare, then flying with another airline is definitely the way to go.

        • lolmao on 08/01/2015 - 20:37
          +2

          because in NZ there's not as much competition and they know people are going to pay a higher price for that route. for Australia air nz don't have a big market share and want to improve their sales.
          tl;dr they are ripping you off

        • Shaw on 08/01/2015 - 21:17
          +2

          @lolmao:

          To be honest, that's not entirely accurate…

          There is plenty of competition on that route, however they are mostly indirect routes.

          Direct Flights

          United
          Air New Zealand

          Indirect Flights

          Qantas
          Virgin Atlantic
          Hawaiian Airlines
          Emirates
          Cathay Pacific
          Air Canada
          Air China
          China Southern
          China Eastern
          Virgin Australia
          Air Tahiti Nui
          Delta
          Fiji Airways
          LAN Airlines

        • lolmao on 08/01/2015 - 21:25
          +1

          @Shaw: more because air nz and united are the only direct flights and people people are more willing to pay their ripoff pricing

        • donga100 on 08/01/2015 - 21:57
          +1

          @Shaw: This sums it up pretty well. Direct flights are usually the most desirable so people will be willing to pay a bit more for them, hence the reason why Air NZ offer the most expensive fares for NZ-USA. Likewise, for AUS-USA Virgin, Qantas, United and Delta fly direct so Air NZ need to offer fares cheaper than those airlines if they want to be competitive.

        • Shaw on 08/01/2015 - 22:04
          +3

          @donga100:
          @lolmao:

          I agree with both of you, I know a lot of people who would, but I also know a lot of people priced out of the market by the lack of decent priced sales. They are not the type of people to complain about indirect flights, and I imagine that they are simply unaware that cheaper options exist.

          That's where sites like ours come into it ;)

    • Almost Banned on 08/01/2015 - 15:38

      I believe that it is quite common for national carrier airlines to offer different (and more expensive) prices to their own domestic market.
      Not entirely sure why. I wonder if it is connected to the reason why it is cheaper to fly from Sydney to pretty much every Asian and European destination than from Perth to the same destinations - even though it is much shorter in distance.

      • Shaw on 08/01/2015 - 15:49

        Yea, it is interesting. Their fares have been a sore spot nationally here for a while.

    • chiuy on 08/01/2015 - 16:01

      Economics.

      • Shaw on 08/01/2015 - 16:02

        Yes, I know that, but feel free to explain your view.

        • chiuy on 08/01/2015 - 16:06

          To hard. It'd be all speculation.
          Sorry!

          Maybe stuff like… NZ routes unsustainable without AUS customers due to small NZ market.

          But yes… economics.

        • Shaw on 08/01/2015 - 16:24

          @chiuy:

          Yea, it could be argued, however the issue isn't with the standard fares, it's with the promotional fares, and the difference between. It would be more profit for them selling the AKL - LAX - AKL leg for the same price, and filling the planes up.

    • elusive on 08/01/2015 - 17:38

      Sounds like the reason hidden city ticketing exists rather than any Au vs NZ differences. This seems to be done by most airlines worldwide - some guy in the US was recently sued for operating a website that helps find these.

      Basically, people buy the cheaper full-length ticket and get on/off at a layover (no checked luggage).

  • chir0nex on 08/01/2015 - 15:22
    +2

    Amazing deal!

    But damn, i'm still holding out for late April or early May deals!

  • ChatCPT on 08/01/2015 - 15:24

    if only I had someone to go with :(

    • Roary on 08/01/2015 - 15:38
      +12

      Find someone over there. Americans love our Australian accents

  • ilikeradiohead on 08/01/2015 - 15:28
    +4

    Not quite on the same level of cheapness, but Perth also has some reasonable deals ($1221).
    If you're just going to the West Coast, San Francisco is an even better deal from Perth ($1094).

  • Kozhutki on 08/01/2015 - 15:28

    Fantastic deal, if only I wasn't a loner.

    • skazclaw on 08/01/2015 - 15:36
      +18

      I'll be matchmaker… kaneissik and havok44 you have been matched.
      Have fun!

      • Kozhutki on 08/01/2015 - 15:37
        +2

        Haha, it's a late Secret Santa.

      • ChatCPT on 08/01/2015 - 21:43
        +1

        Is there a way to check user gender?

        • Skinnerr on 09/01/2015 - 01:06

          Yeh, you could ask him/her.

          crazy, i know…

  • Roary on 08/01/2015 - 15:36
    +4

    Almost worth it to sit on the plane for 20 hrs each way and just use all the complimentary drinks you can.

    • Snoop on 08/01/2015 - 15:52

      Something tells me you're under 6ft tall then.
      Love travelling, but hate those cramped little things that they like to call seats!

      • [Deactivated] on 08/01/2015 - 18:30
        +4

        I am 6' 6" tall, very lanky too and have absolutely zero problems with space on planes.

        Want to recline your seat in front of me? Go right ahead, be my guest.

        • shmahoo on 12/01/2015 - 12:13

          Wow - you must have all your height in your torso and tiny little legs!

        • [Deactivated] on 12/01/2015 - 12:34
          +1

          @shmahoo:

          Perfectly normal proportions, I'm just not a self-important douche.

        • Snoop on 12/01/2015 - 14:01

          @Drew22:

          I'm just not a self-important douche.

          Yet you replied above "Want to recline your seat in front of me? Go right ahead, be my guest."

        • [Deactivated] on 12/01/2015 - 17:14

          @Snoop:

          How is not having a problem with people reclining their seat being a self-important douche?

        • Snoop on 12/01/2015 - 17:28

          @Drew22:
          I must apologize if you did not mean that as a sarcastic remark. I just can't believe that (unless you fly Business) you can comfortably sit straight up in a regular airline seat for any great length of time.

        • [Deactivated] on 12/01/2015 - 17:48

          @Snoop:

          I did not mean that sarcastically. But I can see how it comes across as being so.

  • OldKing on 08/01/2015 - 15:55
    -3

    After a search on Skyscanner, this seems to be only a $100 cheaper than other airlines. Yes, of course cheaper is better but not an amazing saving.

    • Eeples on 08/01/2015 - 16:36
      +4

      I suspect you have been negged because of the quality of the 'other airlines'

      • [Deactivated] on 12/01/2015 - 12:35
        +1

        It is usually cheaper to travel through China via their national carrier but that almost doubles the travel time from 15 hours to anywhere from 24-30 hours with layover.

        You also need to obtain a transit visa for China, so it is hardly worth the $100-$200 saving you get with them.

  • ejc84 on 08/01/2015 - 16:07

    Good to see them at this price again, only downside is our falling dollar making it so expensive to sleep/eat/do anything over there. Might be worth buying some USD at the current exchange rate on Qantas Cash/Velocity Global Wallet to insure against a 'predicted' fall down to 75 cents.

    As a side note, not sure if I just got lucky on the Vancouver sale, but select your seats ASAP after booking and you might get premium economy for the Trans-Tasman leg at no extra cost, I got a Spaceseat for both MEL-AKL and AKL-MEL :)

    • lolmao on 08/01/2015 - 20:42
      +4

      still cheaper to sleep/eat/do anything over there than here

  • gstfree on 08/01/2015 - 16:20

    Is stopover at NZ allowed?

    • ejc84 on 08/01/2015 - 16:32
      +3

      Yes, I just searched using the multi-stop tool MEL-AKL Feb 11, AKL-LAX Feb 13, LAX-MEL Mar 7 for $888. Play with the dates and you might get a lower price.

      • gstfree on 08/01/2015 - 16:39

        Thanks for your help. $888 including stopover @ NZ to LA is a good bargain.

  • notout50 on 08/01/2015 - 17:14

    Great deal cheers, but holding out for flights in June!

    • spiff on 08/01/2015 - 18:43
      +2

      I could be wrong but June is the start of peak period travel to the US, so not sure you'll get prices like this!

      • Pootie Tang on 09/01/2015 - 08:22

        I got 1100 last year around June. Could have been cheaper but needed specific dates.

        • notout50 on 09/01/2015 - 08:59

          Yep that's what I'm hoping for again this year!

      • notout50 on 09/01/2015 - 08:59

        I did a quick search for flight deals and in March last year there was a deal for June flights. It's the start of their summer, but I think July-Aug are their peak periods.

        • spiff on 12/01/2015 - 19:51

          I hope so! That means it's more likely I'll get the right price for a flight in May. See you there :P

        • notout50 on 13/01/2015 - 07:33

          @spiff: You should be fine for May (check current deal with Fiji Airways). I'll be the 'Aussie' guy in the outlet malls instead of getting smashed.

  • tcat on 08/01/2015 - 17:28

    pray they do this again for august flights!!

    • lolmao on 08/01/2015 - 20:43
      +3

      they won't

  • equinoxxx on 08/01/2015 - 22:03

    Little help from someone smarter than me pls?

    I need a flight to LA leaving around the 28th of March and returning around the 18th of April, ideas to get a reasonable price with this deal? Use the multi stop feature?

    I played with some cities but only got lowest of $1400 approx. Would appreciate a tip if anyone has one. Thanks in advance!

    (maybe I should post in forums)

    • ejc84 on 08/01/2015 - 23:15
      +2

      You'd have to bring your travel forward a week because the return travel date ends April 12, but I found:

      BNE>LAX March 20
      LAX>AKL April 7 (Will land in AKL on April 9 most likely)
      AKL>BNE April 12

      For $1252

      Your other option is to book a straight return flight from BNE>LAX departing March 25, returning April 11 (landing in AKL on April 13) for $1058, then just don't board the AKL-BNE leg, and book a one way flight.. which will be $245 for April 17 with Air NZ or $215 flying Qantas.. which would cost $1273 assuming you fly Qantas on the return leg. (You could also try to rebook the BNE-AKL leg with Air NZ, but I'm not sure if the $100 + fare difference would apply just to that leg or the entire return flight)

  • Pooky1 on 08/01/2015 - 22:06

    Really cheap in February but the price rises sharply in March (when Hubby can get time off work) grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    • Pootie Tang on 09/01/2015 - 08:22
      +2

      Tell him to quit and go live the American dream.

      • shmahoo on 12/01/2015 - 12:15
        +1

        but the yanks won't want him to go over there and "take their jobs"

  • paul11 on 08/01/2015 - 22:09
    +1

    Seems like the deal is just for Feb Departure ….. Nothing cheaper than $1042 in March ….. for MEL —> LAX

  • x0b0k7x on 08/01/2015 - 23:58
    +1

    this may sound stupid, do need to get a visa to get in to la ? with aus passport?

  • tc4101 on 09/01/2015 - 03:52

    Too bad exchange rate drop 20%.

  • tehcaptain on 09/01/2015 - 09:45
    +1

    Is there any reason it comes up as minimum $1,059 for me on the same dates?

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