here's where i am now.
aus-lax,aa-akl,qf-chc,qf-akl,qf-mel,qf-syd.qf-jnb, qf-open jaw-vfa-jnb,ba-lhr.ba-
ord/jfk/mia/lax.aa-dfw.aa-open ticket-ot-ot[aus].
15 segments.
ot probably bdl in june.
wn/aa to/from aus.
shouldn't violate the open jaw rule [i hope] jnb-vfa...it's the same distance each way...except i remember that that the oj must be less than the shortest leg.
thanks to all.... i will wait for a while to hear from people in swazi & mel before going on.