Hello there,

I'm very new to OWE, and I'm planning at the moment my route for a 5 continents RTW.

I'd appreciate if you experts could critise my itinary and answer the few questions I have.

Here's the draft for my route:

SYD - ASP
ASP -xPER-xMEL-AKL
AKL - HKG
HKG - BOM
DEL - HKG
HKG - BKK
HAN - HKG (need to change that, see Q1)
PEK - xHEL - LHR
LHR - IST
IST - LHR
LHR - CDG
CDG - JFK
LGA - YYZ
YYZ - LAX
LAX - SFO
SFO - xDFW - MEX
CUN - xMAI - UIO
GIG - SCL
SCL - CCS
CCS - SCL
EZE - SCL
SCL - xLAX - SYD


Q1 : I've just heard that some flights are not available for OWE (e.g. CX flights between Vietnam and HKG). Does anyone know where I can find a list of those flights ?

Q2: Is there a big difference in terms of taxes between a connection and a stopover ? I've read some posts about HKG, but does anyone know about LHR and SCL ?
(I know taxes in LHR are quite expensive and I'm thinking of making a connection in lhr, instead of a stopover on my way to cdg).

Q3: I've read in many posts that it's better book the first segments, leave the other ones Open, and book when needed.
Can the reservation be done at any OW desk in any airport ? Do they charge an "administration fee" for this ? Do it depend on which company ticketed the OWE ?


Thank you very much in advance for your experience and your help.