Sue Baxalle flies from Brisbane to Auckland on Air New Zealand.
Plane: An Air New Zealand 777, though flying on a Virgin ticket.
Price: Around $340 one-way.
On time: Departure was on time — 4.35pm — and the estimated flight time of 3hr, 10m was pretty close to the mark.
My seat: 22K, a window seat allowing me a reasonable view of the Aussie countryside as we left and on into the night over New Zealand. Auckland put on an excellent display of city lights as we approached.