Thanks for your considered and detailed response, Gardy. A couple of things.
Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
SJU-LAX is no more,...
I had looked at EF, which still has AA 2078 listed. Based on AA.com, however, you're right. Back to the drawing board on that one.
Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
AA's Caribbean routes (also Canadian, Mexican and Central American) have no first class cabin, so both DONEx and AONEx tickets book into J on those routes, taking your COS bonus as an EXP from 50% down to 25%.
Yeah, I forgot about that. I always think of SJU flights as domestic F. So maybe the answer is to eliminate SJU and do something like JFK-SEA-ORD-LAX-ORD-SEA-DFW (assuming that I'm out of ANC season) but I really wanted to end at LAX to grab the BA 380 LAX-LHR. OK, looks as though the entire domestic US portion will require rethinking.
Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
This route - JNB-LHR-MCT-LHR-SYD-SIN-NRT-HKG-ORD-SJU-DFW-ANC-DFW-BOS-LAX-LHR-NBO adds around 1500 BIS miles, and because BA still runs F on SYD-SIN you'd also get a few more RDM than J to other Asian locations.
Yeah, but there's no F between SIN and NRT. My routing had all F in SEAsia, using the QF 380 service SYD-HKG. Didn't there used to be F service to India on CX? That would help, too.
Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
AS AN ASIDE, I've posted a temporary "sticky" thread with a short poll.
Great idea, I'm voting as soon as I finish this note.