Originally Posted by
izzik
OK, don't take this the wrong way but it sounds like there are some incorrect assumptions about how DONEx works... to be expected if this is your first time booking.
I suggest forgetting whatever you have previously read and starting from scratch. Start with sharing the routing you want, with designated stopovers vs connections, and where you want to credit your miles.
No offense taken, and yes, I'm obviously a bit behind the eight ball...
The routing is as above:
OSL-DOH-SEZ (QR) ~March 4
SEZ-DOH-AKL (QR) ~March 11
AKL-SYD (QF) ~March 16
SYD-HND-JFK (JL) ~March 18
JFK-GRU (AA) September 2026
GRU-MIA-PHL (AA) September 2026
PHL-SEA-STS (AS) November 2026
STS-DFW-PHL (AA) November 2026
PHL-LHR-OSL (AA/BA) early March 2027
The stops are at each line break in the above: SEZ, AKL, SYD, JFK, GRU, PHL, STS, and PHL.
Henry999 suggested potentially swapping PHL-DOH-OSL on the return to OSL, and it has some merits if it can be booked. I just don't have an understanding/experience with how the RTW booking process works, and what options there are relative to the usual purchase methods. Can you just spoon feed an AA RTW agent individual flights like PHL-DOH and DOH-OSL and they'll book them even though no airline would regularly sell that combination? I understand that those flights technically meet the xONEx rules...
I've also been checking D availability on the JL flights for SYD-HND-JFK, and EF shows no availability when searching for SYD-JFK with married segments. However, EF shows a good amount of D availability for SYD-HND, and for HND-JFK when those legs are searched separately. If I add a day or two stop at HND does that potentially solve the married segment D availability issue?