This thread is as so helpful when I was first booking my ticket!!

I now have a new question.

We have Global Explorer tickets booked OSL-DOH-AKL-NAN-LAX-LHR-GOT and then HEL-OSL

Our first flight from OSL to DOH with Qatar has been changed to later in the day so I’m looking at change possibilities.

Starting in OSL is cheapest for us but not the most convenient when we want to fly to DOH in December.

Would this be valid?
OSL-HEL-CPH-DOH-AKL-NAN-LAX-LHR-GOT and then HEL-OSL

The OSL to CPH via HEL would be a placement flight for us so that we could depart on our main flight to DOH from CPH in December. The LAX-LHR-GOT leg is also continuous so the only stopovers we would have over 24 hours would be CPH and HEL.

We are booked with AA who have already offered to waive the change fee if we wanted to start and end our itinerary in ARN instead of OSL. But this is not preferable because this ticket would be considerably more expensive due to the change in start country from Norway to Sweden.

Obviously the Oneworld tool does not allow this but it doesn’t allow the ticket I have bought either!

Thank you if anyone can shed some light on this.