Help Optimizing An AONE5?
Jan 17, 2013, 7:36 pm
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Help Optimizing An AONE5?
I'm planning an AONE5, probably starting at the end of March. Requirements are:
Current planned itinerary is JNB-LHR-MCT-LHR-HKG-SYD-HKG-NRT-HKG-JFK-ORD-FLL-ORD-MIA-LAX-LHR-NBO. Cost (per Expertflyer) is $9,639, producing a cost of 6.87˘ per mile (including 50% class of service and 100% elite status bonuses).
I'm amenable to buying up additional segments (you can do that, right?) if the cpm is worth it.
I'll be grateful for any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
- Maximize flights with F cabins.
- Maximize mileage.
- True stops will be at BKK and BOS. FLL would be nice, and there's someone I would visit if I stop there, but it's not necessary. Feel free to eliminate it. Note that my current itinerary does not include JFK/BOS and HKG/BKK segments as they are too short and I feel that they are a waste. I'll just buy those separately.
Current planned itinerary is JNB-LHR-MCT-LHR-HKG-SYD-HKG-NRT-HKG-JFK-ORD-FLL-ORD-MIA-LAX-LHR-NBO. Cost (per Expertflyer) is $9,639, producing a cost of 6.87˘ per mile (including 50% class of service and 100% elite status bonuses).
I'm amenable to buying up additional segments (you can do that, right?) if the cpm is worth it.
I'll be grateful for any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
Jan 17, 2013, 7:51 pm
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In each continent you are allowed a certain number of 'free flight segments' (6 in Nth Am, 4 in every other continent). You are allowed to purchase 1 or 2 more flight segments in any continent except the continent of origin -as long as you keep within the overall 16 segment maximum
I suggest LHR-SYD (on the QF A380) instead of LHR-HKG-SYD
Frees up a segment for use elsewhere
Jan 17, 2013, 8:29 pm
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Thanks for the idea! A little tweaking got me to JNB-LHR-MCT-LHR-SYD-HKG-NRT-HKG-LAX-BOS-DFW-FLL-ORD-MIA-LAX-LHR-NBO at 6.57˘ per mile and eliminating the cost of the JFK/BOS segments. I welcome all suggestions.
Jan 18, 2013, 11:22 am
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Good idea, but the rest of the itinerary has enough 777 service for me, and it's not my favorite aircraft. A little more tweaking gets me to this: JNB-LHR-MCT-LHR-SYD-HKG-NRT-HKG-JFK-DFW-BOS-DFW-SJU-JFK-LAX-LHR-NBO at 60,241 BIS miles, or 6.4 cpm including COS and elite status bonuses. Have I maxed out? (Of course, now the challenge will be building this itinerary with flights which actually work in real life!!)
Jan 18, 2013, 11:24 am
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I recently flew the LAX-MIA on 777 in 1st. Big yawn. I would fly the JFK-LAX sector instead. Remember that MH joins OW in 2 weeks. You could fly LHR/CDG-KUL on the A380 in first as well as KUL-SYD. I also flew QF in first on the A380 MEL-LAX. Nice, but I'd rather fly on CX or JL in first if you can get the flights. I believe that the CX HKG-HND sectors have 1st class while none of the HKG-NRT sectors have 1st.