Originally Posted by
flyhurl
Yes. I do have a current RTW ticket that I just changed the last leg (to be taken in March) to be HKG DOH OSL.
But now I am looking at starting new RTW ticket next fall and may want OSL DOH DFW as the first leg. So all the answers have been helpful. If I don't force routing, the Oneworld tool still throws out no business class available on the first flight if it is OSL DFW but is ok if the first flight is HEL DFW or OSL LON. But with the information provided, I have been able to work around enough for my research.
Thanks.
Ok, that makes sense then, the OW tool doesn't allow QR to be the first carrier. You have to book that with AA or another carrier directly, not in the OW tool.
Originally Posted by
anc305
It may have been mentioned elsewhere , but it appears there has been a fairly large price increase for TYO RTW effective 10/1/2024 . DONE4 780400 JPY TO 936500 JPY
I suspect that's more to do with the long term weakening of the Yen than anything else. The J-gov has had plenty of opportunities to reverse course but doesn't want to and the new PM just appointed sent it back the wrong direction again making public statements that he doesn't want BOJ to raise rates again this year. The Yen carry trade is very profitable at the moment and keeps the Yen suppressed, but all it would take is a couple more rate increases from the BOJ and a couple more decreases by the US Fed to squeeze the carry traders out and put the Yen back to normal levels, but of course these fares won't return to their old prices once that finally happens making the USD price far less competitive once the rate comes back down.
I'm not too excited about having to position to OSL for my next one, but we'll see where things stand at the time. It seems the ex-Japan price increase is about $1000 at current rates, which still may be ok considering the lack of YQ. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but ex-Pakistan is also quite competitive, I've seen one or two people talk about using that one (believe on a UL booking). ex-CMB appears to be decent too if you can't position to Europe cheaply.