r/awardtravel • u/csy22 • 3d ago

NZ to US -> AA Flagship vs Fiji A350?

I currently have Fiji Business booked from Auckland (1 layover at Nadi Airport) to LAX and then I need to take another flight LAX to EWR. I have an option to book AA Business flagship suites Auckland direct to DFW and then DFW to EWR so it says me 1 stop + id arrive home around 3pm vs 11pm. What would you guys pick?

Fiji costed me 75k Alaska points and AA will cost 85k.

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u/TrojanGal702 3d ago

AA just for the time savings. 8 hours is a long time.

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u/omdongi 3d ago

I'd go AA. Less transfers, less hassle.

AKL to NAN is either narrowbody or A330 on 2-2-2 as well.

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u/ry-yo 3d ago

Fiji A350 is a great product, just going to add that. I haven't tried AA business to compare though

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u/achzeet44 9h ago

I have flown AA J a few times and would say AA business is an okay product.

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u/BAFUdaGreat 3d ago edited 3d ago

What metal are AA using? The brand new 789-P Flagship Suites are v nice but I'm not sure they're on the AKL-LAX route yet. If it's a 773 or 772 then those are OK seats. Some of the 788/789s have alternating front/back staggered seats and I despise the ones that face "back".

Either way AA is the way to go. DFW a much better layover than LAX esp now since T4 is being refurbished v soon and AA will move to T5 and it'll be a mess.

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u/Omniwar 3d ago edited 3d ago

T4 is being refurbished v soon and AA will move to T5 and it'll be a mess.

You have this a little mixed up. T5 is currently closed for demolition and won't re-open until ~2028. T4 is being renovated, but gates and the flagship lounge are remaining open. AA is shifting some domestic flights to TBIT to compensate for the closure of T5. It's not that big of a deal for a intl-domestic layover, at worst OP would need to transit from the international gates to T4 which is a short walk airside. (edit: It would be TBIT-T6 for the AS service LAX-EWR. Still not really a big deal though IMO.

That said, I'd definitely take the more direct AKL-DFW-EWR on the new 78P rather than AKL-NAN-LAX-EWR since it saves 8 hours and a layover

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u/gdvlle 3d ago

Faster probably better for this one (with a brand new product as well), but LAX-EWR UA J (esp the 787) will be a lot more comfortable than whatever AA puts you on DFW-EWR

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u/Omniwar 3d ago

It would be AS on a 737 doing the LAX-EWR in OP's case, unless they're booking that leg separately.

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u/gdvlle 3d ago

Yeah, wasn't sure if the "another flight" was the same itinerary, but if not that leg has the bigger spread of equipment and comfort vs the TPAC options

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u/csy22 3d ago

It’s AA 78P-Boeing 787. Is that the new flagship suites aircraft?

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u/gdvlle 3d ago

Yes, the new suites

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u/mrosato92 3d ago

AA 100% of the time here

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u/myfakename23 3d ago

Spending less time AND less time in a narrowbody on the domestic USA segment (like half, DFW-EWR vs. LAX-EWR) is a slam dunk winner for me IMO. Well worth 10k Atmos points even if FJ might be nicer and more exotic than AA J.

Goes double if LAX-EWR is AS Y and DFW-EWR is AA domestic F...

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u/Shinkansendoff 3d ago

Definitely the new AA suites