Originally Posted by
flyingatty
Thanks for the prompt feedback.
I suppose paying for the PEK and PVG portions may make some sense. Spring Air might offer a way to do those on a LCC or we could do actual surface travel from HKG.
Could we then try:
nrt-hkg-bom-bkk, sin-per-syd-akl-ppt-ipc-scl-lim-gru-eze-lhr-cai-lhr-nbo, jnb-xhkg-nrt?
I'm a bit baffled as to how to fit in ipc when heading east so i am not sure this works.
It doesn't; the AKL-PPT segment is on Air Tahiti (QF codeshare) thus not eligible on a OWE. To include IPC you must go SCL-IPC-SCL, thus reducing your segments in S. America accordingly.