Currently thinking something like this:
ICN-HEL-LHR-MCT-AMM-DME-ORD,HNL-ORD-LAX-JFK-MIA-DFW-JFK-SYD-PER-ADL-SYD-NRT-HKG-ICN

Based out of SYD and crediting to QF - planning to ticket prior to 1 June obviously.
Looking at flying ICN-ORD in July, back to SYD then the remainder around Xmas
- basically need a trip to London, want to see Moscow, SCs needed to retain Plat by Jul-31 and lock it in easily the following year again.


1. Backtracking question
Mileagemonkey fails this on DME-ORD claiming the flight doesn't exist but AA159 tells me otherwise - however thinking the HNL-ORD segment will be caught by backtracking rule. (Alternate would be to do DME-ORD-HNL,LAX-JFK -- would this pass because the backtrack is not a flown segment??)

2. Flight availability to ANC
Also thinking of tagging a quick DFW-ANC-DFW turnaround in during end-July before coming back to Aus but A class availability (indeed general availability appears very light according to expertflyer) -- is this likely to change or are these flights truly full.