Originally Posted by
pnsnkr
Greetings,
I'm interested in an AONE5 itinerary from MRU as well; the pricing looks quite attractive and this is my priliminary routing:
MRU-LHR-CAI-MAD-ATH-LHR-HKG-DPS-PER-AYQ-CNS-MEL-(HKG)-JFK-SXM-(SJU-DFW)-PDX(home)-SEA(over land)-(LHR)-MRU
Once again this raises a big question mark in that the strict reading of the rules does not allow two entries into Europe on trips originating in Mauritius, and if the ticket is issued and somewhere along the line a re-issue takes place and that person decides it isn't legal, you're stuck.
There are also some other issues with your route, including no routing through HKG transpac, and no transoceanic surface segments (SEA-LHR). Keep plugging away at it.
Originally Posted by
pnsnkr
Since my travel will be just over a year out from now, there's a good chance that the cheapest AONE* itinerary may be from a different city. If so, is the booking procedure very similar; i.e., book from anywhere in the world by calling the startpoint airline office and then collect the ticket upon arrival?
Unfortunately, no. Different approaches according to station, airline, time of day, phase of moon, level of fatigue in airline people, etc. This is where flyertalk really earns its keep - ask and somebody has already done it. Don't assume that remote station people have the slightest clue about these products, or how to get them ticketed and priced.
Keep monitoring this site and when your trip is bookable (by the calendar) do the research on origin point etc. then.