Originally Posted by newcx12345
Also comfort wise is a consideration. THe DFW-ANC is like 6 hours and one sector is a Red Eye on it!! As my schedule is tight (only around 2 weeks) so I don't want to come back like a wreck.
In terms of MR value the LHR-DXB-LHR is already like 6000 miles in itself already (with cabin bonus it is around 6000). I don't think there are any european route that can beat that.
Yeah, I did ORD-ANC-DFW as part of an AONE3 last summer. Wasn't too bad on the 757, but glad I had a night in ANC to break up the journey. This year I think I'm going to try SJU and SJO instead.
Was also thinking of doing LHR-MCT-LHR this year, but reckon I'll stick with the DXB run instead - it was a painless turnaround last year. MCT is a couple of hundred base miles longer each way, though.
Seriously recommend you switch to an AONE rather than DONE if you can. I had some cracking flights on CX/BA, and it does make these RTW MRs so much more comfortable...
So far my AONE4 is looking like:
(CX)CMB-HKG-NRT-HKG-JFK-(AA)SJU-LAX-DFW-SJO-DFW-SFO-(BA)LHR
-DXB-LHR-SYD-(QF)PER-MEL-AKL-SYD-(CX)HKG-CMB
Adds up to about 67k base miles and 95k with class bonuses! Still playing around with it - might buy in BKK rather than CMB if I'm feeling lazy. Let me know if you can spot any mistakes I may have made!