DONE3.4.5
May 21, 2011 | 1:28 pm
#16
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Are you familiar with www.gcmap.com ? Great for visualising routes and comparing options.
Krt-AMM-Lhr-lax-jfk-eze-DFW-nrt-del-tyo-fra-amm-krt = 44520 flown miles
Krt-AMM-Lhr-lax-jfk-eze-DFW-nrt-del-tyo-fra-amm-krt = 44520 flown miles
May 21, 2011 | 7:23 pm
#18
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For a DONE5 itinerary, you will have to decide which of the six continents to leave out. Since you want to visit JFK, EZE or SCL and TYO and you are starting from Europe - that means leaving out either Africa or the South West Pacific.
If you are wanting to maximise miles - I expect it would be better to leave out Africa. Then you can make use of the rule exceptions that allow two visits to Nth America and Asia with a routing such as EZE-JFK-NRT-SYD (which of course takes many more miles than flying EZE-SYD non-stop
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May 22, 2011 | 1:17 am
#20
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There are a few things you need to be aware of - I think you now know them already:
- You are allowed at most two stopovers in your continent of origin - so of the stops you have - AMM, LON, MOW, AMM again - you have to decide which will be transits and which stopovers
- Your second visit to NYC - after EZE and before TYO - must be a transit
- Your visit to HKG must be a transit
You are using all 16 allowed segments (^), but you have not fitted in SCL which you said you would like in addition to EZE. If you don't want to go to HKG, then you can fly SYD-LON direct and so save a segment which you can use to visit SCL. Here's a routing for that
Krt-amm-JFK-lax-eze-SCL-JFK-NRT-del-NRT-sin-NRT-syd-LHR-DME-amm-krt
So - the next thing for you to think about is which frequent flyer program to accrue all the miles to. But that is a whole new topic of conversation
May 23, 2011 | 12:16 am
#21
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a bit longer.
krt-amm-jfk-sju-lax-eze-jfk-hkg-del-nrt-cgk-nrt-syd-lhr-dxb-amm-krt
almost same mileage.
Jun 29, 2011 | 7:47 am
#23
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Where/when are you seeing LAX-EZE? It was around briefly about 3 years ago, but I haven't seen it since. Also note LAX-SJU seems short for this world; not in the current AA schedule past August.
Jul 1, 2011 | 3:51 pm
#24
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[KVS Availability Tool 6.2.0.R2/Diamond - Amadeus: Timetable/NL-BCDF]
Code:
LAX Los Angeles Intl CA US [KLAX] EZE Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini BA AR [SAEZ] MON 29 Aug 2011 - 05 Sep 2011 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Frequency | Dur'n | Dep T | Arr T | Effect | Ending | Exceptions --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- LA/## 2605 LAX 21:10 EZE 15:15 +1 763 1 123---7 14:05 B - 03 Jul 02 Oct AA/LA 7743 LAX 21:10 LIM 07:45 +1 763 0 123---7 14:05 B - 03 Jul 02 Oct -> LA/## 2605 LIM 08:45 +1 EZE 15:15 +1 763 0 - - LA 601 LAX 13:25 LIM 23:59 763 0 1234567 14:20 B - 07 May 07 Oct -> LA/## 2427 LIM 01:15 +1 EZE 07:45 +1 763 0 - - AA/LA 7734 LAX 13:25 LIM 23:59 763 0 1234567 14:20 B - 12 May 07 Oct -> LA/## 2427 LIM 01:15 +1 EZE 07:45 +1 763 0 - - AA 2448 LAX 13:55 DFW 18:55 M80 0 1234567 14:20 4 - 28 Aug 09 Sep -> AA 997 DFW 19:35 EZE 08:15 +1 763 0 D - AA 1520 LAX 11:15 MIA 19:10 777 0 1234567 15:00 4 - 23 Aug 30 Oct -> AA 909 MIA 20:30 EZE 06:15 +1 777 0 - - QF/AA 3023 LAX 14:05 MIA 22:00 738 0 1234567 15:00 4 - 23 Aug 05 Nov -> AA 943 MIA 23:20 EZE 09:05 +1 777 0 - - AA 252 LAX 14:05 MIA 22:00 738 0 1234567 15:00 4 - 23 Aug 05 Nov -> AA 943 MIA 23:20 EZE 09:05 +1 777 0 - - WS/AA 5058 LAX 13:05 DFW 18:10 757 0 1234567 15:10 - - 23 Aug 29 Oct -> 4M/AA 6342 DFW 19:35 EZE 08:15 +1 763 0 D - AA 2446 LAX 13:05 DFW 18:10 757 0 1234567 15:10 4 - 23 Aug 30 Sep -> AA 997 DFW 19:35 EZE 08:15 +1 763 0 D - AA 1520 LAX 11:15 MIA 19:10 777 0 1234567 15:45 4 - 23 Aug 26 Sep -> 4M 4521 MIA 21:00 EZE 07:00 +1 763 0 - - 4M/AA 6302 LAX 11:15 MIA 19:10 777 0 1234567 15:45 4 - 23 Aug 26 Sep -> 4M 4521 MIA 21:00 EZE 07:00 +1 763 0 - - LA 601 LAX 13:25 SCL 05:35 +1 763 1 1---5-- 16:00 B I 04 Jul 07 Oct -> LA/## 1447 SCL 06:20 +1 EZE 09:25 +1 320 0 I -
Jul 2, 2011 | 3:25 am
#25
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I think I'm correct in saying that the '##' means it's operated by another carrier, but for some reason KVS cannot display it.
According to itasoftware the other carrier is LAN Peru. Therefore the flight would be allowed on an xONEx itinerary.
According to itasoftware the other carrier is LAN Peru. Therefore the flight would be allowed on an xONEx itinerary.
It's a 4x/week service with a stop in LIM:
[KVS Availability Tool 6.2.0.R2/Diamond - Amadeus: Timetable/NL-BCDF]
[KVS Availability Tool 6.2.0.R2/Diamond - Amadeus: Timetable/NL-BCDF]
Code:
LAX Los Angeles Intl CA US [KLAX] EZE Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini BA AR [SAEZ] MON 29 Aug 2011 - 05 Sep 2011 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Frequency | Dur'n | Dep T | Arr T | Effect | Ending | Exceptions --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- LA/## 2605 LAX 21:10 EZE 15:15 +1 763 1 123---7 14:05 B - 03 Jul 02 Oct
Jul 2, 2011 | 10:12 am
#26
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[KVS Availability Tool 6.2.0.R2/Diamond - Amadeus Operational Info: LA 2605/05 Sep 2011]
Code:
LAN AIRLINES - LA 2605
[Planned Flight Info]
LAX-LIM 21:10/Mon - 07:45/Tue 08:35
LIM-EZE 08:45/Tue - 15:15/Tue 04:30
[Flight Notes]
LAX-LIM OPERATED BY AND MARKETED BY LANPERU
LIM-EZE OPERATED BY AND MARKETED BY LANPERU
MEMBER OF ONEWORLD
LAX- DEPARTS TERMINAL B
LAX-LIM 1/ MOVIE
LAX-LIM 9/ NON-SMOKING
LIM-EZE 1/ MOVIE
LIM-EZE 9/ NON-SMOKING
LAX-LIM SECURED FLIGHT
LAX-LIM ET/ ELECTRONIC TKT CANDIDATE
LIM-EZE ET/ ELECTRONIC TKT CANDIDATE
Jul 3, 2011 | 12:00 pm
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Jul 3, 2011 | 5:43 pm
#29
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DONE 5