My wife and I are at the kicking tire stage of burning miles earned on a previous DONE5. Our trip is tentatively planned for next summer/fall. Our possible options are as follows:

- YVR-DPS-BNE-YVR - Route is totally flexible in terms of connecting through NRT or HKG on the outbound, and any possible connections using SYD, LAX, SFO, HKG, or NRT on the inbound.

- YYC-GVA-BDA-MIA-YYC - Route is flexible with respect to connecting through either LHR or MAD on the outbound and inbound with a preference to crossing the pond on BA or IB and not AA.

My first question relates to calculating the fare for an accompanying infant less than 18 months old. The infant would not occupy a seat. The AAdvantage representative that I spoke to indicated that it would be 10% of the lowest adult business class fare if the infant is traveling with an adult in business class. Is this correct? The rules on AA.com appear to be silent with respect to this issue.

The second questions relates to ticketing the reward tickets prior to the birth of the child and then subsequently ticketing the infant ticket. Ignoring the ethical questions related to planning the trip prior to the child’s birth, what issues might I run into with the airlines in terms of obtaining the tickets in two steps, two reward tickets first with a purchased infant ticket at a later time? Obviously with reward tickets, time is of the essence and the sooner they are ticketed, the higher the likelihood of getting preferred routes & airlines if not destinations.

The final question is relatively easy. The rules stipulate 2 airlines other than AA and the possible use of AA as a third. Is it a minimum of 2 other airlines or must it be only 2 airlines. For instance, could a OneWorld award include JL, CX, QF & AA?

Thanks in advance for any advice that is offered.

BdaDiver