An RTW on One World, from a TR newbie
And so the journey begins.....
But first a little background. I am a fairly regular flyer working for a multinational company, and I happen to live on a small rock in the Irish Sea - the Isle of Man. If you have never been, it is a beautiful place when it is sunny, and a cold, wet and windy home in the middle of February.
Historically my flying has mainly been with EK or *A where I have been a Gold member for about 5 years. This trip, and one I did earlier in the year, is a good chance to try a variety of OW airlines, and if I enjoy myself, I could well be converted. So, on to the trip - I have been rambling without telling you about it. I have a DONE4 RTW ticket, and I am visiting our offices in Sydney, Kuala Lumpur and Mexico City. It is a 12 day trip, and a bit crammed, but I have 2 young daughters at home, so for the safety of my marriage, I cannot be away too long! However, I have to spend a weekend somewhere, and I have always fancied Tokyo. Given that it is a fixed fare, as long as I do not go over 16 segments, or 4 continents, I thought this seemed like a good time for a taster visit.
So the itinerary is IOM-LGW - LHR - BKK - SYD / SYD - KUL / KUL - HKG - NRT / NRT - DFW - MEX / MEX - DFW - LHR - LGW - IOM
All in Business, except the IOM legs.
Living in the Isle of Man is a bit of a pain if you travel a much! Regular readers of the BA forum may well have noticed at BA are reducing flights to London City in October, and Fly(may)Be are getting rid of Gatwick in March 2014, so options are getting limited. Normally, I would start my trip with either a flight to Manchester, or my preferred BACityflyer to LCY, on the lovely little Saab 2000, but given is trip is starting on a Saturday and LCY shuts at lunchtime, it is time to head to Ronaldsway and join the EasyJet flight to Gatwick.
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