Originally Posted by
pandaperth
Just been looking at DONE6 fares on the OW site
ex Sth Africa - ZAR64,000 which at today's exchange rate is ~USD8,910
ex Tanzanaia - USD9,100
So ex-Tanzania is not significantly more than ex-Sth Africa
and then the itinerary could start DAR-xLHR-LAX (say) - that's 10,000 miles straight away (and if the DAR-LHR leg is on the AA codeshare - you can complete the platinum challenge in those two flights)
Masochists could take it further and start DAR-xLHR-xLAX-SCL
IF the fares are still good then
IF I still want to requalify for EXP all on leisure travel for another year
IF I can get the time off (it'll be unpaid
)
IF lifetime platinum is still attainable
THEN I'm going to do one of the DONE6's you presented in Jan/Feb 2012
That gives you about 15 months to figure out a 200K route
