Originally Posted by
PeoDeMIA
Now I'm totally confused. I'm planning a trip originating in Caracas and headed primarily for Perth and Singapore. If I go around the world I've got to stop in Europe which requires a DONE5 at a cost of $9500. I could also use a circle Pacific, DCIR29SA, and the cost of only $8000. But if I understand you correctly, I could essentially go around the world using a Global Explorer, DGLOB34, with fewer limitations that will cost $8499.
For example, can I route the following on a DGLOB34?
CCS-MAD-LHR-xSIN-xPER-xSYD-NRT-DFW-xMIA-xEZE-CCS
It seems I'd much rather spend the $499, and return to the US and save the remaining mileage of the ticket for future within South America. What am I missing?
The route you're listing comes in at 36K+ miles, so no good for a DGLOB34.
If you don't need to go via N. America you could buy a DONE4 and just rearrange your Oz/Asia segments, e.g. CCS-MAD-LHR-SIN-NRT-PER-SYD-EZE-LIM-CCS.
To fit it into a 34K mile GlobEx with a stop or two in N. America you'd need to fool around with routing options.