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Originally Posted by KVS (Post 20095255)

There you go:
Looks like the best value for us will be a LONE3 or DONE3 ex BUD with a side trip down to JNB. I found return flights from BUD to JNB for $700 via Egypt Air. For the same price we can have an extra segment, greater flexibility, and effectively extending our RTW trip from a year to 15 months (by starting the xONE3 a few months after our positioning flights to BUD).

Thanks for all the help with the pricing (KVS and Jerry).

Kevin and Family

[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.3/Diamond - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US]

Code:

JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo Intl ZA [FAJS]

RTW  01 Apr 2013 | 15 Apr 2013 | All



Carrier    From    To    Fare      Cur                      Fare Basis/TD

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

BA         JNB     JNB      2254   USD                      LONEWC3

BA         JNB     JNB      2507   USD                      LONEWC4

BA         JNB     JNB      2507   USD                      LONE4

BA         JNB     JNB      2507   USD                      LGLOB29

BA         JNB     JNB      2876   USD                      LONE5

BA         JNB     JNB      2876   USD                      LGLOB34

BA         JNB     JNB      3382   USD                      LONE6

BA         JNB     JNB      3382   USD                      LGLOB39

BA         JNB     JNB      5003   USD                      DONEWC3

BA         JNB     JNB      5521   USD                      DONEWC4

BA         JNB     JNB      5521   USD                      DONE4

BA         JNB     JNB      5521   USD                      DGLOB34

BA         JNB     JNB      6349   USD                      DONE5

BA         JNB     JNB      7465   USD                      DONE6

BA         JNB     JNB      7591   USD                      AONEWC3

BA         JNB     JNB      8385   USD                      AONEWC4

BA         JNB     JNB      8385   USD                      AONE4

BA         JNB     JNB      8385   USD                      AGLOB34

BA         JNB     JNB      9639   USD                      AONE5

BA         JNB     JNB     11307   USD                      AONE6

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Originally Posted by Misnerfamily (Post 20095237)

...snip... If you do not want to provide the same info for JNB - that's not a problem. I prefer you ignore my posts for assistance rather than offer a sarcastic response.
Cheers - Kevin

I think Jerry was trying to be helpful - he's not much into sarcasm.

ExpertFlyer is a business many of us appreciate and support, and encourage others to do the same. Check them out - as mentioned, they probably have a short free trial that'll let you quickly evaluate some of your what-ifs. If there's no free lunch, I believe an unlimited subscription is $9.95 per month, totally lost in the thousands you're about to spend.

Beyond the simple base pricing that EF will give you, there's a ton of rules to understand to manage a DIY xONEx. If you don't have the time for that, you might consider using a travel agent. If you do, select carefully - some won't have a clue how to proceed, and might try anyway.

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Originally Posted by JohnAx (Post 20105669)

If you don't have the time for that, you might consider using a travel agent. If you do, select carefully - some won't have a clue how to proceed, and might try anyway.

Yep. Some travel agents I've dealt with have been great, others...
well, I've told them exactly what I wanted down to route, flight number, fare class and fare basis, even checked the availability and gave them the fare rules - so that the only thing they had to do was enter what I gave them into the system and click book, and they still tried to do something different.

John,

Thanks for the info. I mentioned I was a bit tired when I read Jerry's email. It came across as sarcasm; however, I may have taken it the wrong way.

I may look into EF, not for pricing, but rather fare codes on different flights to maximize miles later down the road. We will be leaving from BUD and taking a side trip to South Africa. I will post our Itin and rationale for our decisions to leave exBUD vs JNB. I'm sure it will help others trying to minimize costs.

Cheers - Kevin

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Originally Posted by JohnAx (Post 20105669)

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Originally Posted by Misnerfamily (Post 20111280)

I mentioned I was a bit tired when I read Jerry's email. It came across as sarcasm; however, I may have taken it the wrong way.

If you someone says he wasn't being sarcastic, take him at his word, meaning you did take it the wrong way, not may have. No shame in doing so, in written form it's quite easy for something to come across or be interpreted in a different spirit than intended. I've certainly misinterpreted things and have been misinterpreted.

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Originally Posted by Misnerfamily (Post 20111280)

I may look into EF, not for pricing, but rather fare codes on different flights to maximize miles later down the road. We will be leaving from BUD and taking a side trip to South Africa.

Personally, I find EF very helpful for pricing, flight options, and flight info. When I'm planning an xONEx, I want to know which my options are into or out of a city, or between cities, and I pay attention to flight times, durations, and equipment to make choices. I use the OneWorld interactive map to see what routes are available into or out of a city, then EF to see flight times, duration, mileage, equipment, etc.

I do wish EF had an option for "all flights into/out of" an airport or city.