Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
First, you're very welcome. I think you'll find that this board has some incredibly knowledgeable people (way more than me) who take genuine pleasure in helping indoctrinate new victims - er, members into our goofy little sect/coven/asylum.
Indeed I find them all here ^^. Thanks everyone for sharing.
Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
Couple of things, though: you can't re-enter the continent of origin until the end of the trip, and you can't leave the country of origin once re-entered. This makes the UK a bit problematic, since so many intra-Europe routes transit LHR. Second, you're only allowed two stopovers (24 h+) in the continent of origin.
Here's a DONE4 originating in Europe and going through N. America, for considerably more miles than the S. America option cited above. ..
ARN (AA) BA LHR AA LAX AA ORD AA ANC AA DFW AA SFO AA JFK CX HKG CX SIN JL NRT JL SIN QF SYD QF LHR BA MCT BA LHR BA ARN (around 57K mi.)...[/QUOTE]
Love more miles! Even at the sacrifice of some must-do cities (as said, they can be done through access trips or pseudo-MR’s). Never been to MCT, but have heard good things about it. SO IST can be waived. Further, it is interesting that mid-trip, I can return home (SFO) and sleep in my own bed!. I had wanted to include ANC earlier routing attempt in vain. Now its there. Great time to be there in mid to late summer. I am a photo-buff, thus ANC is welcomed. I will work on this one. Thanks.
Together with your suggested non-RTW access: SFO-xJFK-FCO-LHR-ARN, boy, I really have to accum MORE time-off to be able to put this right before the RTW ex-ARN.
Questions re above routing:
1. Instead of DFW-SFO, can I do DFW-YVR-JFK? .Which carrier to go with for bonus miles for this leg YVR-JFK?) [NOTE: I may still go home to SFO from LAX as side trip; OW tool did not flag YVR-JFK].
2. Do I get bonus miles on JL as AA Gold?
As I am typing this post, I am also using OW routing map. Before even getting to choose flights, and up to segment 14 (LHR-MCT) and 15 (MCT-LHR), they both red-flagged. Tools would not allow me to go on further to complete LHR-ARN. What's wrong here?
Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
Use the AA code on any BA flights whenever allowed in order to earn elite status bonuses
Absolutely, thanks for the heads-up.
However, when tried to choose flight for LHR-MCT (despite red-flag), only BA73 shows up and it is NOT an AA code-share flight. Am I reading it right? Does that mean 25% bonus miles only? The return MCT-LHR is BA72.
If I take RJ, it would take 2 segments each way (with connection in AMM).
At this moment, I am stuck in LHR. Technically 2 segments will be allowed in continent of origin. It does not seem to grant me even 1 segment. Any idea what’s wrong here?
I have been reading couple of other DONE4 threads for added ideas. Thank you all.