I am trying to book the following route (DONE5) in business class ex Oslo: OSL - x/LHR - JNB - MEL - ASP - SYD - HND - x/DFW - ATL - x/MIA - FDF - x/MIA - JFK - LHR - OSL

The problem here is the JNB - MEL connection: there are no flights JNB -MEL, but there is QF64, JNB-SYD. Looking around Jan 30th 2024. QF64 seems not possible to book in D-class. So, as an alternative i am looking at JNB - x/DOH - MELon Qatar or JNB - x/HKG - MEL on Cathay. Are these both valid connections? I thought, since May or so, you could arrive from another continent twice in Asia or in Middle East? Please advise.

And then: currently, the flight from SYD to HND is on QF. Somewhere, i read that you can reduce the taxes by replacing this segment by JL (JL 52 seems to be offered daily end of February 2024 on SYD - HND). But when using the online tool on the Oneworld website, this flight is never offered.

Any advice is highly appreciated



I found an agent here in the Netherlands willing to issue, but they keep going with the direct QF64 flight, offering it in economy class. I think i can fly via HKG or DOH in business.