Hi and thanks for all the advice,

To follow-up on some of the queries:

My route is WAW-LHR(TRANSIT)-GIG-SCL-LIM-SCL-AKL-SYD-NRT-HKG-BKK/SURFACE/TLV-LHR-WAW

If I included NAN in between AKL & SYD could I get away with an exp34 - I have trouble working it out on the map due to the surface sector?

The trip is not a status or milage run just a well deserved break from working to hard although I would like to maximise what I can.

Regarding AA I would prefer to ticket with BA but have hit nothing but brick walls with them and am only turning to AA out of desperation - I dont want to take advantage or wreck the service for others.

In WAW both AA and CX are handled by the same GSA maybe I should ask him to ticket on CX?

Thanks for your advice and will follow-up on my progress (which in itself feels like a RTW trip)

J