About to book OW RTE 4 continent- please lmk major issues/oops/know-before-you-go/etc
Hi - am about to book the following RTW itinerary in business class via AA RTW desk going westward from BOS->BOS - this was a very challenging routing to validate - most likely because of relatively short fuse on departure.....took nearly 1.5hrs on phone with them to find this routing that worked with the dates you see below. Most important dates are to arrive in PER the same day (or one day earlier) and to be in HAM same day (or one day earlier). Lots of segment choices out of PER were sold out or not avail in business. While I know I can make changes w/out penalty for most of this, the cities can't change once ticketed w/ out incurring a change penalty and not expecting other cities to offer better options. Turns out a 3 continent routing wasn't generating a valid route but switching to 4 continent did, and @ same fare. One major question is whether I will receive full AA Loyalty credit(s) when flying non AA airlines and any issues w/ airports and or lounge access in those locations. Only airport I haven't been thru before is AUK for this trip.
Thanks in advance for any help!
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Thank you for choosing American Airlines. Here is the itinerary you requested.
Flight 1: Republic Airways as American Eagle 4289
Departure Date: May 3, 2024
Departure Airport: BOS
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:47AM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: JFK
Scheduled Arrival Time: 1:14PM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --
Flight 2: Qantas 7264
Departure Date: May 3, 2024
Departure Airport: JFK
Scheduled Departure Time: 7:20PM
Departure Terminal: 8
Departure Gate: 5
Arrival Airport: AKL
Scheduled Arrival Time: 5:00AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --
Flight 3: Qantas 7264
Departure Date: May 5, 2024
Departure Airport: AKL
Scheduled Departure Time: 7:00AM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: SYD
Scheduled Arrival Time: 8:35AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --
Flight 4: Qantas 653
Departure Date: May 5, 2024
Departure Airport: SYD
Scheduled Departure Time: 6:30PM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: PER
Scheduled Arrival Time: 9:35PM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --
Flight 5: Cathay Pacific 170
Departure Date: May 11, 2024
Departure Airport: PER
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:55PM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: HKG
Scheduled Arrival Time: 7:40AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --
Flight 6: Cathay Pacific 251
Departure Date: May 12, 2024
Departure Airport: HKG
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:40PM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: LHR
Scheduled Arrival Time: 5:40AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --
Flight 7: British Airways 964
Departure Date: May 13, 2024
Departure Airport: LHR
Scheduled Departure Time: 7:15AM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: HAM
Scheduled Arrival Time: 9:50AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --
Flight 8: British Airways 975
Departure Date: May 16, 2024
Departure Airport: HAM
Scheduled Departure Time: 4:40PM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: LHR
Scheduled Arrival Time: 5:20PM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --
Flight 9: American Airlines 141
Departure Date: May 16, 2024
Departure Airport: LHR
Scheduled Departure Time: 7:55PM
Departure Terminal: 3
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: JFK
Scheduled Arrival Time: 10:35PM
Arrival Terminal: 8
Arrival Gate: --
Flight 10: Republic Airways as American Eagle 4315
Departure Date: May 17, 2024
Departure Airport: JFK
Scheduled Departure Time: 9:59AM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: --
Arrival Airport: CMH
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:53AM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --
Flight 11: Envoy Air as American Eagle 3727
Departure Date: May 20, 2024
Departure Airport: CMH
Scheduled Departure Time: 8:00PM
Departure Terminal: --
Departure Gate: B19
Arrival Airport: BOS
Scheduled Arrival Time: 9:59PM
Arrival Terminal: --
Arrival Gate: --