BOOKED: Copa, LATAM, Fiji Airways, And Air New Zealand

Pure review trips are where the journey is literally the destination. The goal is to review as many airline products as possible in a short period of time since I am trying to spend as little time away from home as possible.

On my upcoming review trip, I will be flying to the Southern Hemisphere on a combination of airlines.

Copa Airlines 737 business class

I will be flying to South America in business class to try out the two main products. The Boeing MAX 9 has a flat bed business class similar to what you would find in first class in the US.

The new Terminal 2 at Panama Airport is home to the new Copa Club. If you have points, this is a useful product to know about because it's easy to book with Star Alliancemiles.

LATAM 767 business class

I will be returning to the U.S. in LATAM's Boeing 767 businessclass. LATAM has introduced a new business class product in the last few years and it looks good. I am curious to see how the products are made.

I used Alaska Mileage Plan miles to book this, as Alaska charges just 45,000 miles one-way for business class between South America and the US. LATAM has limited redemption options since leaving the oneworld alliance.

Fiji Airways A350 & A330 business class

Business class award availability has recently been opened up by the airlines. I redeemed 55,000 Alaska Mileage Plan miles for a one-way business class flight from Los Angeles to New Zealand. I have flown the A330 business class before, but the new A350 class should be better.

Air New Zealand 787 business class

I will fly from New Zealand to the US on Air New Zealand's Boeing 787-9. It is rare to find Air New Zealand award space, but I was able to find a seat and book it with just 62,500 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points. That is an amazing value given that there was a transfer bonus.

I am curious about what the experience will be like when I fly on Air New Zealand. I don't expect much from the hard product, but I hope the soft one is good.

I hope I can still handle this pace of travel because I am excited to get back to doing old style reviews. I will be starting this trip in the coming days and will be sharing live updates with initial impressions of each flight, and then when I return from the trip I will publish the full trip report.

If anyone has any predictions, tips, or thoughts for any of these products, I would love to hear them.