Originally Posted by Snoopy
Is it possible to go backwards (!) in the first segment, e.g.
NRT-HKG-JFK instead of say NRT-JFK direct?
As mentioned above, yes you can.
However, maybe you know well, AA168 is only OW direct flight for NRT-JFK.
AA7200, and AA7222 are code share flights operated by JAL.
So, you can not use these flights for part of OWE.
Have a nice trip.