air france premium economy 777-300er review

My first interaction with an Air New Zealand representative was checking my bag in LAX, where I was greeted with a friendly ' kia ora' ('be healthy' or 'live well,' a Maori greeting) and had a pleasant check-in experience. Various New Zealand and international beers were available upon request, as were many types of juices, sodas and tea.įrom check-in to deplaning, the Air New Zealand representatives and employees were excellent. Although no specific drink options were provided in the menu, four Thornbury Hawkes Bay New Zealand wines - merlot, pinot noir, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc - as well as Johnny Walker Red scotch, Havana Club rum, Smirnoff vodka and Dulcet New Zealand sparking wine were displayed on top of the beverage cart. The first beverage service occurred 25 minutes after takeoff. You can check in the Air New Zealand app up to five days before your flight to see if your aircraft will offer Wi-Fi.īefore departure, warm towels and menus were handed out, but no predeparture beverage was offered. However, if you plan ahead, you can book LAX to LHR in premium economy on Air New Zealand for a little as $749 one-way or $1,338 round-trip.Īir New Zealand is currently installing Wi-Fi on their 777-200 and 777-300 aircraft, but my particular aircraft did not have Wi-Fi yet.

Related: 3 reasons to fly premium economy (and 1 reason not to)Īs you can imagine, this ticket wasn't cheap at $2,016. Since I was returning on a different review flight, we booked a one-way ticket from Los Angeles to London Heathrow in premium economy on Air New Zealand and from LHR to Abu Dhabi (AUH) in economy on Etihad. I was waiting for award availability to open up for another review flight as well as my passport to be returned after a visa application, so we ended up not booking this flight until two days before departure.

Here's what it was like to fly in premium economy on Air New Zealand's 777-300ER from LAX to LHR. Although Air New Zealand will discontinue this fifth-freedom route in 2020, the airline will still fly its 777-300ER on other long-haul flights between Auckland (AKL) and the U.S.

I recently got to fly Air New Zealand in premium economy on the carrier's once-daily route from LAX to LHR. Air New Zealand currently operates such a route between Los Angeles and London Heathrow. Fifth-freedom routes - routes operated by an airline between two foreign countries as a part of services connecting the airline's own country - mean you can fly some airlines on unexpected routes.

Air france premium economy 777-300er review