Originally Posted by
skunker
1) What class of service?
If I had the cash, I'd fly first.
In saying that, the reason I asked about ex-EU, is the possibility of getting a decent quote for business (as this is a trip I doubt I'll ever do again, I could be tempted to push the boat out a bit. However, I can live with economy.
Originally Posted by
skunker
2) Your proposed route presents a few challenges.
a) BA only flies into IAD, but AA does not fly from IAD to NYC direct so you need to fly out of DCA which causes a surface segment or connect somewhere.
b) AA does not fly SEA-SFO on their own metal. They codeshare on AS but that isn't allowed on a xONEx.
c) AA does not fly from SFO-HNL direct any more so you need to connect in LAX or PHX or DFW.
I would look at something like: EDI-LHR-JFK-DCA-ORD-SEA/SFO-xDFW-HNL-NRT-HKG-PER-SYD-LHR-EDI and buy a cheap SEA-SFO ticket. If you are willing to change your US routing you could get a better usage out of the segments.
I was thinking about buying a ticket between SEA-SFO with AS (I could pick up some extra Avios).
I'm very flexible with my routing, so I'll look into that.
Any other suggestions I should look out for?
Thank you so much for the advice. :-)