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Jun 17, 2012 | 12:08 pm

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jerry a. laska

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Originally Posted by MadProfessor

Hi folks,

I was about to book a BA CW ticket LHR-IAD when I realised that I could get a RTW fare in First for considerably less ex-KRT and for about the same money ex-CAI. This is crazy and as I have some time to kill I was thinking of bagging it and trying to get to Gold BAEC at the same time.

So can anybody suggest a great itinerary that maximises tier points (i.e. flights in F over 2,000 miles)?

At present I was thinking something like:

KRT-AMM-VIE-LHR (routing suggested by OW for KRT-LHR)-IAD-SFO-JFK-ORD-LAX-SYD-HKG-LHR-KRT

Any better suggestions?

A few initial thoughts:
You have included SYD, so your routing is an AONE4. EUR-NA-SWP-ASIA-EUR
You have two cross-country segments in the US, only one is permitted.

Code:

(l) Within the USA/Canada only one nonstop or single plane service transcontinental flight permitted. A transcontinental flight is defined as travel between a city in column A and a city in column B.
Page 4 of 9 Rule 3015
COLUMN A                                  COLUMN B
Baltimore MD                              Las Vegas
Boston MA                                  Los Angeles CA
Ft Lauderdale FL                         Oakland CA
Hartford CT                                Portland OR
Miami FL                                    San Diego CA
Newark NJ                                 San Francisco CA
New York NY                              San Jose CA
Orlando FL                                 Seattle
Philadelphia PA                          Vancouver, BC
San Juan PR                              Santa Ana, CA
Toronto ON                                Long Beach, CA
Washington DC
Additionally, only one flight to Anchorage (ANC) and one flight from Anchorage (ANC) permitted.

How are you planning to get from LHR to KRT? There is currently no single plane service and you cannot yet use the BMI service thru BEY.

In NA most people try to work in either JFK-YVR on CX or JFK-LAX, the 3 class Flagship service on AA. AA also offers 3 class service on a few other domestic routes. Any AA two class service in NA, other than the Caribbean, will also give F tier points for BAEC.

AONE3 from KRT is $5742.
AONE3 from CAI is $8430.

Last edited by jerry a. laska; Jun 17, 2012 at 12:13 pm

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