Originally Posted by
pye1201
Thanks so much for all the help out there - I know you will roll your eyes at my next few questions but here goes:
Due to an unavoidable work commitment we have had to postpone our trip to the latter half of next year (and must fit in with paragliding weather in turkey for my better half which is apparently August/September) thus my first question is how far ahead can one book a DONE4? Obviously, using the Oneworld Planner is a guessing game as far as dates go if my trip finishes more than a year from now. Am I being completely ridiculous setting up the framework of this trip so far ahead?...!
I would come back in Jan-Feb 2014 and start again. By then Qatar will have joined OW and possibly Sri Lanka. Prices & routes will be different
Flights can only be booked 355 days out (330 days for AA). And be completed 365 days after the first flight (or is it 365 days after reservation?). You can move dates out: many people do this.
SYD-HBA-SYD is cheap fare so a little wasted, Head for PER, as my sugestion above or as PP's NOU suggestion to get more value. Effectively costs very little to nothing for an extra trip.
Unless a transit, a business class departure from LHR costs a lot (APD tax). If you want to go to London / UK take the train fom Paris
A minor tweek to get
35377 miles AMM-IST-KUL-SYD-HBA-
SYD-JFK-SFO,SLC-DFW-MEM-ORD-
LAX-LHR-FCO-AMM. JFK & LAX swapped. Easy to do more.
MM shows some sectors with business class not available. But for KUL-SYD I think this incorrect. For USA dometic flights DONE* tickets book into first class IIRC if business is not sold (more SC & miles). Most fliights in the USA do not have business class