Originally Posted by
Paint Horse
The estimated fare for the AONE3 is 10,600 v 19,849 for the separate full F fares. Does this difference seem reasonable?
Seems very reasonable to me, especially if you take a free trip somewhere once you're back.
Originally Posted by
Paint Horse
Will I be able to select my seats at time of purchase on all flights as one normally may with full fare F?
I'm pretty sure you can, but I'm not
au courant with AA practice. FWIW, I have selected my seats on my ex-CPT AONE5 on BA, even though it's an AA paper ticket. Best to check with whoever sets this up for you: your TA or the AA RTW desk.
Originally Posted by
Paint Horse
How far ahead should one generally purchase tickets of this sort?
As always, ASAP. Mine is so far ahead that only the initial flights can currently be reserved. In practice, 2 months is probably sufficient, but more is better if you can. Less (say, 1 month) would work as well, but you increase the chances of hitting some major event of which you're not aware. e.g. If coming to GVA, flight availability is a nightmare during the Auto Show. Unless you're in that world, the show dates are unlikely to be in your diary and you could be find that all flights are full.
Edited to add: You should also be aware of the danger of a pre-emptive jump in prices of xONEx tickets, as recently happened with the Circle Pacific fares. Once the ticket is purchased, the fares are locked in, although your position should AA go under is debatable.