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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 11:56 am
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zgringo14
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Originally Posted by bbalbuena
Thanks for that. One other important note I left out, I'm traveling home for the holidays & NYE so I'll be in Chicago, IL (ORD) from December 23 to January 1st. Apologies for that. I can do any travel this weekend from Miami, FL (but everything was astronomically high for a long run) or anything next weekend (12/27-12/29) from Chicago, IL. Any recommendations on a similar run? The one above looks good if I can do from Chicago.
It works just fine from Chicago for the same price. But leaving from ORD only nets you 19152 miles. Make sure you don't end up ~800 miles short. You might could route through JFK or MIA. if 19152 miles is enough for you then you would be fine with this:

Chicago (ORD) to Johannesburg (JNB) - Fri, Dec 27
American Airlines Inc. Chicago (ORD) to London (LHR) - Fri, Dec 27
American Airlines Inc. 90 Dep: 8:45AM Arr: 10:40PM 7h 55m Boeing 767 Economy (M)
Layover in LHR 19h 20m

American Airlines Inc. London (LHR) to Johannesburg (JNB) - Sat, Dec 28
American Airlines Inc. 6445 Dep: 6:00PM Arr: 6:55AM 10h 55m Boeing 747 Economy (M)
OPERATED BY BRITISH AIRWAYS P.L.C. Sun, Dec 29

Johannesburg (JNB) to Chicago (ORD) - Sun, Dec 29
American Airlines Inc. Johannesburg (JNB) to London (LHR) - Sun, Dec 29
American Airlines Inc. 6442 Dep: 10:45PM Arr: 7:50AM 11h 5m Boeing 747 Economy (N)
OPERATED BY BRITISH AIRWAYS P.L.C. Layover in LHR Mon, Dec 30 2h 25m

American Airlines Inc. London (LHR) to Chicago (ORD) - Mon, Dec 30
American Airlines Inc. 87 Dep: 10:15AM Arr: 1:20PM 9h 5m Boeing 767 Economy (N)

Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $1,601.00
Total cost for 1 passenger $1,601.00
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