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Old Oct 23, 2013 | 10:38 pm
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Generally, there is little difference in LONE base fares around the world
For example the ex-Australia LONE4 fare is lower than the ex-Sri Lanka LONE4 fare (AUD3,899 vs LKR550,000 (~AUD4360))

Currently, the cheapest places to start a premium cabin RTW are Egypt and Sth Africa
Base fare for ex-CAI DONE4 is EGP40,900 (~AUD6,150)
Base fare for ex-JNB DONE5 is ZAR67,880 (~AUD7,190)

Issues with these are:
  • positioning flights to/from (they are further from MEL than CMB)
  • security situation in Cairo at the moment
  • Only two stopovers allowed in continent of origin (and Egypt is part of the Europe/Middle East continent)
  • Starting in Africa adds a continent, at extra cost
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