Well you have to nail in that first outbound international. The rest of the ticket is effectively a definition of the route that you will take for the remained of the "year" of travel. It is a lot easier to make a reservation when you know when you want to travel rather than having to unmake a confirmed sector with the wrong airline. You are going to end up in countries at times when it will be difficult to make a go of the telephone numbers. QF will bounce you to BA if they issued it. LAN will look confused if CX did something etc. Welcome to 1W integrated ticketing.

I would nail in that SCL to AKL sector in D if you can get it. Alter the rest of your life to meet it! Try QF for that one first and waitlist on LAN at the same time. Just remember, the closer you get to the date of travel, the more likely it is that D has gone and you are travelling down the back. Remember if you are confirmed in Y that you need to get the J entitlement put into the booking as you will be the first to get any released inventory in J if there is a cancellation, overrule staff travel entitlements etc in that cabin. I had one DONE4 where I only got one sector in J, beware!

Remember with the codeshares to list in both/all parts of the carriers as this will give you the best chance of flying J. As you are ticketing outside your country of residence, this is probably best DONE as soon as you get to a country that you speak the native language of. If stopping in London, try the city offices and not the airport desk at LHR during rush hour. Always have the timetable list of flights that you can take with you. Write it down and present it to the agent. A well sorted, organised and polite traveller will get a lot further than the shouting angry, tired, frustrated, disorganised punters I have to queue with.

If you really end up in the 5h1t when on your travels, send me a private message and I will try to help you out as I am at a 1W airport at least 6 days a week. Before your trip, keep posting on the thread and let's all have a go. I learn a lot from the debates even though I have DONE over 30 RTWs.

Spotwelder