You can't do OAK-LAX as OAK/SFO are considered same city.. I suggest you try something like:
SYD-SFO-SEA-ORD-FRA.... etc
if you have the miles
otherwise SYD-SFO-LAX-xSFO-FRA(etc)
the SFO-LAX-SFO turns will yield 1,000 status miles at the cost of about 750 actual.
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