Originally Posted by
donotblink
Thanks for letting me know. I'm still somewhat new to RTW tickets. I'm now really kicking myself for doing an ex-HND ticket earleir this year! I feel like ex-OSL is great because that's not a OW hub but it's too bad the least expensive point of origin in Asia is the least expensive OW hub there too. CX carrier surcharges are high and AA earnings on CX aren't as good as JL. Malaysia Airlines doesn't have the coverage that CX and JL have.
Especially if ticketing on JL, they will typically book JL codes operated by other airlines (where those codes are available, check EF).