Alect thanks for your suggestion, definately up for several beverages!

I am assuming the lax-jfk bit of QF107 is not treated as a NA transcon. Realy the starfile it seems the only transcon is jfk-lax.

I knew that ATH is "special", and was actually considering doing the lhr-dxb and nrt-mel runs to maximise status. Was in Athens last year to see the family, so it should be ok.

Maybe this
syd-jfk-lax-mia-ord-lax-lhr-hel-lhr-dxb-lhr-nrt-hkg-nrt-mel-syd

might work???