I found out about the PPT flights a bit earlier, but that's a real shame about Alaska Airlines. Thanks for the headsup.
Originally Posted by
ReelChief
In addition to the earlier comments about validity, there are a couple of other issues.
0) Why buy your ticket starting in YYZ? Canada is an expensive starting point. If you are going to be in London from August until February, during this period, why not pop over to ARN or GIB and start from there. How much you save will depend on the class you plan to fly. In any case, it is likely to more than cover the initial YYZ-LHR segment. Thus you would gain an extra segment - and perhaps more importantly give you an extra 6 months of travel.
1) Currently there is no OW service NRT-BKK but that is one you would be able to add when JAL joins- which should be well before you plan to fly.
2) When you say that the locations are “locked in”, note that they can be changed drastically if you are willing to pay the reissue fee. Many of us change our tickets several times during our travels.
I am actually planning to go to Toulouse for those 6 months, but I thought it would be better to save a couple flights on the RTW and fly LGW/LHR-TLS via a discount airliner.
The reason I chose to start in Toronto was that the two stopover rule is a bit limiting in Europe, but then again I guess six stopovers in North America opens a lot of doors as well.
I also wasn't quite sure if it would actually save money. A DONE4 is $3000CAD cheaper in Sweden, but I would need to also buy a one-way YYZ-TLS (high season), a one-way TLS-ARN, and I presume another one-way ARN-YYZ.
Do people actually get away with simply not flying their last leg? What is OneWorld going to do, blacklist me?
Thanks again!
edit: the oneworld rtw planner gives me an error for ARN-MAD-TLV-LHR-DXB. I don't want to stopover in MAD and LHR. Is there a way to fit in both TLV and DXB ex-ARN? (which may not even be a good idea.)