Indeed, I would rather take the extra 9 hours or so in F HKG-HND-HKG than the wonderful "first" class on AA ORD-JFK and the non-F with the return through MEL. The flight ORD-HKG is only 300 miles shorter than JFK-HKG. More miles and more time in a real F is good to me. I assume you're trying to max the time you spend in CX F, as it seems to be the best F experience in OW. Good luck!
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pianoperson
HI thanks for that
The Jetconnect flights you refer to only operate as QF or BA codeshare if connecting with BA in OZ and are all bookable etc and Jetstar flights only bookable as QF codeshare when in conjunction with a connecting flight operated by OW I believe.
There are good F flights on all of the longest legs - ie MEL-LHR-MCT-LHR-DFW and then YVR-JFK - on CX - then JFK or ORD as you say - to HKG-BOM-HKG-MEL - so it's a huge part of the trip is in F - only really the trans-Tasman and there's no avoiding that if you live in NZ and the internal US flights
There will be CX F to BOM the months I"ll be travelling - one of the 2 daily flights is being shifted to a 747 with F but you're not able to do a turn-around on it and I would have to stay over and get visa etc - hence my wondering if there were alternatives.
No service to ANC the months i'm travelling - ie Jan/Feb otherwise it would be plotted into the itinerary!
In travelling the US you know