Originally Posted by
checkerboard
Along the same lines as serfty, "without optimizing Africa or Europe a 20 segment itin," but skipping SIN instead of BKK, and for 1065 more base miles:
HKG-DEL-NRT-BKK-SYD-PER-BNE-AKL-SYD-JFK-etc...
I am pretty sure you can't do this. Only one Aussie transcon is permitted and SYD-PER-BNE are two transcons IIRC.
You might correct this by doing SYD-PER-ADL-AKL, although I don't remember if QF still operates ADL-AKL and if they do, they'll use a 738 which is not as good as the 747 or the 763 in C (which they use on BNE-AKL).
This is the exact formulation in the OWE's terms & conditions:
Within Australia only one flight is permitted between Perth and Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne or Sydney or
between Darwin or Brisbane and Melbourne or Sydney