Originally Posted by
DownUnderFlyer
I can fly from SYD to LAX and the on to LHR via FRA then BKK back to SYD with the LH segments in F for less than US$7k. An AONE4 would cost almost double that. Star Alliance has priced their RTW product ex Australia in a way that it has become un-usable. And OW is on its way to do the same thing.
Is that an itinerary one can build without using upgrades, or holding for waitlists to clear (i.e. off a lower booking class)?
If you can put together such a trip using "normal" fares, and in F, not J, tell us more! I completely agree that the Alliance RTW fares have now been overpriced, relative to what we can piece together -- at least on SQ and MH.