Hello all! It's time for my 2002 RTW!!!

Planned itin:

(Best price): Ex-Korea

ICN-HKG (CX) Transit (Asia 1)
HKG-NRT (CX) Stopover in NRT (Asia 2)
NRT-HKG (CX) Transit (Asia 3)
HKG-LHR (CX) Transit
LHR-MAD (IB) Transit
MAD-IBZ (IB) Stopover in IBZ
IBZ-MAD (IB) Transit
MAD-CDG or ZRH (IB) Transit
CDG or ZRH-ORD (AA) Transit
ORD-YOW (AA) Stopover in YOW
SURFACE
YYZ-ORD (AA) Transit
ORD-NRT (AA) Stopover in NRT
NRT-HKG (CX) Transit (Asia 4)
HKG-ICN (CX) END (Aisa 5 - But it's the end????)

1: 4 AA METAL segments. Nessesity to re-qual for AA PLAT. Would the MAD-ORD IB operated AA codeshare count as a qualifying segament for the 4 AA segments? Has to be METAL, right?

2: 2 stopovers in continent of orgin. This is regardless of begining or ending of trip, correct? This is a TOTAL tally?

3: 4 segments in ASIA, with no chance to purchase additional segments (rules, rules, rules.....). Is this ITIN valid? I am confused of the "IN" part of the wording. Does HKG-LHR count as a "IN" continent (Asia) segment? See my Aisa 1~5) in brackets....

just looking for opinions.....

fun fun fun .......

RDP