Originally Posted by
Bartonio
I'm about to purchase a RTW fare on OneWorld through AA. I'm discovering that almost half my EQM will be lost between no credit on CAX, and 50% on QFF. Am going BOS->DXB->PER->SYD->LAX->BOS. This is making it harder to justify spending $6k and having to go through LHR and pay way too much in tax to the crown.
However, I realize this may sound crazy or naive....but...
If I were to simply "stop" in LAX or perhaps SYD, send myself home to BOS on a separate one way ticket, could I "resume" that RTW itinerary and go elsewhere with it later in the year? I assume I would have to get myself back to the last leg on that itinerary, but depending on where I can go next and how much time I have later in the year, I could probably recoup at least some of the EQ miles lost between DXB -> HKG -> PER on CAX, and the rest on QFF lost between PER->SYD->LAX.
Really appreciate and suggestions, insights, advice here. Booking this as a regular multi-city itin on OO has been pricing out at more than double the RTW coach fare....
thx in advance,
Bartonio
You can stop your RTW in the middle, fly home, then fly back to resume it. There is no requirement that you fly it continuously without doing any other flying between the beginning and end of your RTW. Forget the "another carrier" advice above.
The person giving that advice is also confused between EQP and EQM, and appears to be giving you EQP advice when you asked about EQM. I would suggest disregarding that part of his advice also.