Originally Posted by
simon50
So Plan C is:
CPT-LHR-DXB-LHR-SIN-NRT-BKK-HKG-JFK-BGI-JFK-MBJ-JFK-BDA-JFK-xLHR-DAR - split into 7 trips between September 2008 and June 2009.
DAR-LHR-BAH-LHR-LAX-CUN-LAX-JFK-BGI-JFK-SYD-PER-ADL-MEL-SYD-JNB-MRU - split into 5 trips between October 2009 and May 2010, by which time the Mauritian rupee will have probably reached parity with the £.
These involve 7 payable returns to the UK, for which I will use a combination of GUF2s and MFUs.
Well, if you're only on Plan C, there's still a lot of revision to do ....
(My recently ticketed AONE5 reached Plan F, but that's in hex, starting from Plan 1, meaning version 15!)
FWIW:
CPT-xLHR-CAI-xLHR-GVA-xLHR-SYD-CBR-PER-SYD-BKK-CMB-SIN-NRT-HKG-JFK-UVF-JFK-LAX-xLHR-DAR
Lots of personal stuff in there, family in CBR, love Sri Lanka (lived at CMB, ex-RAF Negombo, as a kid), flew out of Changi in '53 when it was still grass with perf. steel, etc. Side trips, such as LAX <> SFO and second SYD <> CBR will also be done. I prefer SFO to LAX, but couldn't get AA interested as there's no AA flight SFO-LHR.
Part of the plan is to be in CBR in December 2009 for my mother's 90th, with earlier urgent departure also possible. Positioning GVA-CPT, return DAR-GVA & intermediate BKK-GVA & v/v (Dec 2009 / Jan 2010) on award tickets, using *A for BKK<>GVA as I have the necessary LH miles. (Awards in Business need lots of advance planning - Thanks KVS.)
Total cost on c/card: USD 9,432 including 1% VISA currency conversion charge. Paper ticket. AA codeshare on CX trans-Pacific, AA from LAX to LHR.