Originally Posted by
PHLGovFlyer
The good news is that I'm not planning any codeshare flights (if possible). Basically, all flights will have prime flight numbers based on operating metal.
Interesting thought. It does add quite a bit of time to the last trip to OSL, but it would boost earnings to AA. My concern is that I don't think AA or QR will sell that routing at all.
No idea why you think AA or QR will not sell some flights for a OW *ONE*. You are over thinking all this. Getting D availability can be an issue. You will not know until ticketing.
Originally Posted by
PHLGovFlyer
I had considered the SYD-JFK flight on QF, however, the points earnings to AA are a fair amount less, and I'd like to try JL Biz class. If flying JL via HND doesn't work out the QF flight is my next best option.
So SYD-JFK on QF3 only counts as one segment even though it stops at AKL? As an alternative I could just skip SYD altogether, take QF3 from AKL-JFK, and add another destination in South America later in the year.
When you get the trip ticketed by AA RTW desk you can
later try to optimize earnings by changing some flights from prime to code share if that helps. Keep it simple
QF3 SYD-(AKL)-JFK counts as 1 segment as 1 flight number, without a stopover. Just as BA16 SYD-(SIN)-LHR and QF1 SYD-(SIN)-LHR count as 1 segment, even though 3 OW continents.
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