Originally Posted by themicah
You could also have flown CO EWR-HNL-GUM instead of EWR-NRT-GUM. And even though it has the same seats, technically I don't think EWR-HNL would count as "BF" (probably just domestic first).
The HNL flights are considered BF for the upgrades/rewards. The only one which are not are the NRT-GUM flights on the 767s, but that is only effective since mid-August; previously they were not EUA-able.
But it wouldn't matter. Sadly, flights that are "First" class, even if just domestic F, are not included in the RTW J reward. There is a recent post in this forum about buying up from the J reward to domestic F on NW seats for $100/segment, but that wouldn't help me on CO.
I admit that I made a sacrifice to get the flights that I wanted in the seats that I wanted. I'm not (too) upset with myself for it. Besides, there are plenty more miles where those came from.....
S.