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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 12:52 am
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jkirsch
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP 2MM; SPG GLD; Hilton GLD
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Originally Posted by pandaperth
I presume you're thinking of starting in ARN because of the lower purchase price there
You have 20 segments, 4 in each of 4 continents and then 4 inter-continental flights - so that's appears OK. But:
  • remember that though you can have 4 flight segments in your continent of orgin (EUR in your case) you can only have 2 stopovers. Perhaps you're thinking of transiting LHR and MAD?
  • Your are required to finish you journey in the country of origin - ie back in Sweden, which means another segment
Thanks for the pointers.
I did indeed enter it incorrectly - LHR and MAD are just intended as transit points.
We were planning to add an ARN leg at the end, but transit through LHR and get off there.
After reviewing ARN fares vs. JNB/CPT, I think there's a more compelling case to start in South Africa and save ~$2000/person. If this is the case, we'd just substitute CPT for ARN.
The first GIG-EZE leg was a typo on my part. But I still can't figure out whether SCL-USH flights actually exist.
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