Please take a look at this.
Jan 23, 2003 | 4:18 pm
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Please take a look at this.
I have this F RTW trip plan for May. Please take a look. Am I maxing this out. Can someone give me a idea about putting all of the domestic flights on the back end of the trip with max miles? I would then fly out on CX to HKG from LAX. Thanks in advance. Here it is- smf to dfw to bos to lax to hkg to kix to hkg to dps to hkg to syd to per to mel to akl to syd to hkg to lhr to ist to lhr to dxb to lhr (lgw) to dfw to anc to dfw to smf. It is all legal according to AA. Prices out at 9k.
Jan 23, 2003 | 6:06 pm
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It's legal as far as I can see with the caveat that the SYD-HKG-LHR must be a transit in HKG, as must all but two of the stops in N America. Flying JFK to HKG (CX) would get you more miles for the transpacific leg, and LHR to LAX similarly on the way back if you can rearrange your N America segments to fit that.
You can also get more miles by:
- flying HKG-AKL something like this for max miles in Aus: HKG-AKL-MEL-PER-DRW-SYD-LHR
- in Asia there are a number of longer runs than KIX and DPS: consider KHI, CMB, BOM or CTS though KHI & BOM may require visas.
[This message has been edited by christep (edited 01-23-2003).]
You can also get more miles by:
- flying HKG-AKL something like this for max miles in Aus: HKG-AKL-MEL-PER-DRW-SYD-LHR
- in Asia there are a number of longer runs than KIX and DPS: consider KHI, CMB, BOM or CTS though KHI & BOM may require visas.
[This message has been edited by christep (edited 01-23-2003).]
Jan 23, 2003 | 10:02 pm
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I think you cannot do SYD-PER-MEL since only one of those long haul is allowed in Aussie.
Also, instead of bos-lax, try, on the return. LHR-SJU-xxx and spend a day or two in SJU is not bed either.
Also, instead of bos-lax, try, on the return. LHR-SJU-xxx and spend a day or two in SJU is not bed either.
Jan 24, 2003 | 1:10 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HK-UMICH:
I think you cannot do SYD-PER-MEL since only one of those long haul is allowed in Aussie.
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I think you cannot do SYD-PER-MEL since only one of those long haul is allowed in Aussie.
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"Within Australia - only one nonstop/single plane service flight is permitted between the following points:
Brisbane/Cairns/Sydney* Perth
Melbourne/Sydney Darwin"
So Melbourne/Perth is not a restricted flight.
Jan 24, 2003 | 2:47 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by RTWSTARALLIANCE:
...hkg to syd to per to mel to akl to syd to hkg.</font>
...hkg to syd to per to mel to akl to syd to hkg.</font>
a) you can't go Aus-NZ-Aus unless the second flight is only for refuelling and then goes on under the same flight number
b) you can't go from Asia to Aus to Asia unless routing through on the same flight number.
As I say I'm still learning all this too so might be wrong
