Hi

Only found out on Friday about AONEX from a friend who is fellow FT'er. I am planning to buy an AONE4 later this year from Stockholm, and I had a few questions (I have done most of the research on Flyer Talk and linked sites, which were were great, but a few things unclear). Our planned route is as follows:

Route Originating City Destination City
ARN-LHR Stockholm London
LHR-MCT London Muscat
MCT-LHR Muscat London
LHR-YVR London Vancouver
YVR-NYC Vancouver New York
NYC-DFW New York Dallas
DFW-LAX Dallas Los Angeles
LAX-SYD Los Angeles Melbourne
SYD-MEL Melbourne Perth
PER-AYQ Perth Ayers Rock
AYQ-SYD Ayers Rock Sydney
SYD-HKG Sydney Hong Kong
HKG-CEB Hong Kong Cebu
CEB-HKG Cebu Hong Kong
HKG-SHA Hong Kong Shanghai
SHA-NRT Shanghai Tokyo
NRT-LHR Tokyo London
LHR-ARN London Stockholm


My questions are:

1) You are limited to 2 stop-overs in the continent of origin. Are you able to take one of the stopovers on your return journey (ie would we have to fly from Tokyo to Stockholm, or could we stop in London on the way back and fly to Stockholm later - as we live in London)?

2) We were thinking of alternatively flying LAX-PER on Cathay, but there is a change of flight number. Does that count as entry into the continent?

3) Do you see any other obvious issues with the itinerary?

4) In Sweden, how long do we need to spend on the ground - are we able to organise the ticket beforehand, and can we pick it up at the airport?

We are really looking forward to our trip

Thanks

KBYNOTTINGHILL