Originally Posted by Johnosan
New to FT and overwhelmed by all the information to hand. I am hoping to get some advice on a RTW I am thinking of doing next April.
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Some questions:
Any suggestions on other routings?
Have people been able to buy a ticket in a foreign country without too many problems?
Am I mad?
How soon should I get this organised?
I know this is a piece of string question, but does anyone know the sorts of numbers available for flights that could be allocated to xONE tix?
J or F?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Routings: You could change -SYD- to -SYD-BME-SYD- for 4000 extra miles. You could substitute in SJU instead of SAT likewise. I'm guessing that you can still get to SAT from DFW with a cheap ticket outside the xONEx, if you need to. If you decided miles were more important than sights, you could substitute NRT for PEK, and have the added benefit of CX-F class if you use a AONEx (but only 2 of the flights on that route have F).
Mad: no more so than many of us
Buying in foreign country: I think there are recommended solutions for buying tickets in all of the "good" locations for buying xONEx's.
How soon: depends. it's worth getting confirmed on any of the longer routes; depends on when you're planning to travel and whether a given route is busy. As you're booking in either discounted-F or discounted-A, when it is busy the airlines may restrict inventory in A & D, preferring to sell it to people paying full F & J.
J or F: If you can afford F, then that's an easy question. You are planning to use two airlines with F products right "up there" - BA & CX.