Originally Posted by
TKMAXX
The online tool is buggy! But the rules clearly state "Additionally, only one flight to Anchorage (ANC) and one flight from Anchorage (ANC) permitted."
The rule was changed slightly some time ago (while AA was flying to Fairbanks in addition to Anchorage), to be:
4(k)...only one flight to State of Alaska and one flight from State of Alaska permitted.
To explicitly maximise miles you could do something like (with o I think meaning a layover rather than stopover)
HND-DEL-oHND-SIN-oHND-oDOH-CMN-oDOH-LIS-oDOH-LAX-ORD-SEA-JFK-ANC-JFK-HND
A couple of points here:
- On FlyerTalk "o" generally means Stopover (=more than 24hrs between flights) and "x" means Transit (24hrs or less between flights); the word layover is not used
- Your suggested itinerary has a couple problems, to do with the re-visits to Tokyo:
- Rule 4(d) Travel may not be via the point of origin.
- Rule 4(f) Only one international departure and one international arrival from/to the country of origin permitted.