Anyone can just fly to AKL, so we decided to take a "long cut" and fly to SYD first, then back to AKL.
There is a method in our madness, however (I think).
United, our carrier of choice, no longer flies to AKL. So we upgraded on United from ROC to SYD, via SFO, and then have a codeshare to AKL from SYD on Air New Zealand.
The bottom line is we don't get to AKL until 2:30 p.m. 1 Dec. and you guys will've snagged all the best hotel rooms and we'll probably be lucky to get a broom closet!
