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Long Rumored MIA-NRT ???????

I was fiddling around with the OneWorld Online planning tool and found the following flight on 2/20/2013:
AA 61 MIA-NRT Duration: 18h 10m Aircraft: Equipment varies

Is this the long rumored 777-ER????

Sorry - I'm guessing it's a thru flight. Confusing from planner....

That's a long flight. Can the 773 do 18 hrs? I think 61 connects thru dfw

It stops in DFW, but is one flight number. 18h 10m would be a bit too long for nonstop. (It can be done in less with stops)

Looking in KVS is seems to a direct flight, with an equipment change at the intermediate stop in DFW

[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.7/Diamond - Amadeus: Timetable/NL-BCDF]

Code:

MIA  Miami Intl FL US [KMIA]

DFW  Dallas Metro / Dallas/Fort Worth TX US = DFW DAL [KDFW]

TUE  29 Jan 2013 - 05 Feb 2013



Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Frequency | Dur'n | Dep T | Arr T | Effect | Ending | Exceptions

---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ----------------------------------------------------------------

AA         61      MIA   08:05     DFW   10:25     738  0   1234567     03:20       -       -   08 Jan   13 Feb

[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.7/Diamond - Amadeus: Timetable/NL-BCDF]

Code:

DFW  Dallas Metro / Dallas/Fort Worth TX US = DFW DAL [KDFW]

NRT  Tokyo Narita JP [RJAA]

TUE  29 Jan 2013 - 05 Feb 2013



Carrier    Flight  From  Depart    To    Arrive    A/C  St  Frequency | Dur'n | Dep T | Arr T | Effect | Ending | Exceptions

---------  ------  ----  --------  ----  --------  ---  --  ----------------------------------------------------------------

AA         61      DFW   11:40     NRT   16:15 +1  777  0   1234567     13:35       D       2   08 Jan   13 Feb

Could be useful for Oneworld explorer itineraries

Hopefully the MIA-DFW flight will arrive at the same terminal as the DFW-NRT departs from

It's effective 28OCT12.

Also effective that date are through flight numbers from/to DCA via DFW (AA175/176), from/to LAS via LAX (AA169/170), and from/to MCO via ORD (AA153/154)

Quote:

Originally Posted by pandaperth (Post 19490711)

Could be useful for Oneworld explorer itineraries.

Well, it would save a segment, but I'd fly CX F if I'm in F on that route, connecting in JFK or ORD, even at the cost of an extra segment unless I absolutely needed it. For winter departures, I'd do LAX or SFO, of course. Not interested in AA F TPAC when I can have CX for the same price.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. HFH (Post 19490853)

It would cost 2 more segments to fly CX on the routes being discussed MIA/DCA/LAS-NRT on CX transpac would require 3 segments and on JL 2 segments compared to one for AA.

This also opens up more NA gateways for AA Award tickets eg you should now be able to do Asia-(LAX)-LAS-other point in NA with stopover in LAS or use MIA as a gateway stopover from Asia enroute to the Caribbean

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3544quebec (Post 19492135)

It would cost 2 more segments to fly CX on the routes being discussed MIA/DCA/LAS-NRT on CX transpac would require 3 segments and on JL 2 segments compared to one for AA.

If NRT/HND is your final Asian destination, yes. If not, I'd much rather do MIA(AA)-JFK(CX)-HKG(CX)-xxx (3 segments) than MIA(AA)-DFW(AA)-NRT(JL)-xxx (2 segments).