Originally Posted by spotwelder
Which of the options are you thinking about from your post, the include SWP or not. In the quote you are NA-Asia-Africa and then it must be Europe-NA which would put you into the DONE5 category. For DONE4 out of Africa you only have 3 ways in/out, Asia, SWP and Europe and you must use Europe as one of them. Your options are NA-SWP-Africa-Europe-NA or NA-Asia-Africa-Europe-NA or the vice versas.
If you start another thread with all your requirements then there is the possibility that a circle fare or a GLOBEX might suit what you want to do better for either/neither of the two tickets.
I should have been clearer, sorry.
I started out planning Europe-NA-SWP-Africa-Europe, but because of the seasonality issues (Africa needs May/June, which is not compatible with NZ unless skiing is on the agenda - not) I think we are changing to Europe-NA-Asia-Africa-Europe. Thus I was curious about the advantages of AA vs. CX in J between NA and Asia, especially if I wanted to use NRT as the entry point. But the idea of using the RTW D coupon JFK-NRT or ORD-NRT then upgrading with AA miles (no VIPs) into First is intriguing.
I'll start a new thread with more questions and itinerary options later. Thanks to all.