Initially my thought was something like OSL-DOH-CPT(stop) then continue eastbound eventually to ORD. Maybe CPT-DOH-SYD-HND-JFK(stop), later doing ORD-LHR-OSL. Realizing that is only half of the segments I could fly, there is room for building it out much more.
About a month ago I booked something similar (OSL-DOH-SEZ-DOH-AKL-SYD-(AKL)-JFK-GRU-MIA-PHL-EYW-PHL-DFW-SFO-JFK-DOH-OSL) starting this March (many thanks to the FT folks that offered advice...). I booked it through the AA RTW desk, and also had the objective of maximizing earnings on AA. I originally tried to include a stop at HND, but it didn't work out due to extremely limited availability of RTW D on JL flights. IME you can see a ton of JL D availability on EF, but the AA desk can almost never access it as part of a RTW ticket.
Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
FF earnings to AAdvantage is complicated. Dedicated thread-->
RTW / Round the World ticket - earning AAdvantage Miles
AA RTW desk can book you an AA codeshare on other OW airline operated flight. But check if best for AA earnings.
QF fly SYD-(AKL)-JFK with a B787. Counts as 1 segment as 1 flight number.
Cannot see the logic of SYD & HND is you are not going to stop. For TYO be carefull with HND & NRT.
This. For maximizing AA earnings on longhaul QR, QF, and JL metal it's almost always better to use their Prime flight numbers versus an AA codeshare flight number. I was able to take advantage of the single segment SYD-AKL-JFK flight on QF, but availability was scarce. Prepare to be flexible with dates...
I tend to default to Qatar flights based on past experiences. While researching this I had thought QF flights had higher fees, but both QF routes you mention would be unique in my flight map and the JFK flight would certainly qualify in the arbitrary “fun” category in my head.
Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
My understanding for an AA 001 ticket only BA carrier surcharges are charged.
My understanding for an QF 081 ticket QF & BA carrier surcharges are charged. The online OW booking tool often defaults to QF ticketing
[but may be incorrect]
It's difficult for me to know exactly how much of the carrier fees on my ticket can be attributed to each flight/operating airline. However, I have a strong suspicion that the longhaul QF flight added considerably to the fee, and the QR flights had less impact. My trip is a DONE6 and I had almost $2500 in fees (ouch).