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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 11:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Gardyloo
STL-SXM direct service appears to end on 2 Sept, and I assumed given the OP's desire to end in late September that the STL-SXM hop would be after that date. Thus something like STL-(MIA/JFK)-SXM would be required, a 7th flight.
With a bit of segment resequencing, it should be possible to avoid the extra flight:

STL-SXM-JFK-YYZ-MIA-LHR can become STL-MIA-SXM-JFK-YYZ-LHR

This would mean using BA back from YYZ and hence losing some AA miles, but there's not much choice unless the OP can do the STL-SXM by Sept. 2nd.
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