Originally Posted by
ttfitz
As for dates, being how far in advance we are planning things, it is fairly wide open. Earliest departure from DC would be June 16, latest return to DC August 25th (with neither being optimal, you understand). Probably looking at something between 3-4 weeks total, including the LA time.
I don't mean to alarm you, but if you are serious about snagging premium class seats to Australia with American and Qantas, you need to know about the 331 day "rule" and follow it to the letter. I say that because it worked for us on two occasions. The last trip, we were even able to get two seats in F from SYD-LAX. Full details on the 331 day rule here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...s-aa-load.html
According to my calculations, you are exactly at 331 days out from June 16, 2012. Act quickly...and call at the stroke of midnight on that date.