would a global explorer fit my itinerary?
May 27, 2003 | 3:39 am
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would a global explorer fit my itinerary?
first post on this forum so pls be nice to me 
going rtw for 12 months with one world, leaving in september. no one here in italy has a clue about rtw tickets so i have to find everything out by myself, so sorry if i am making some dumb mistakes! i want to fly to delhi, bangkok, oz (pref into darwin and out of melbourne), nz (into christchurch and out of auckland), south america (into santiago and out of ecuador). can i do it with a global explorer, or do i need a continent - based ticket? can you suggest a feasible route with a global explorer ticket? i am not really interested in miles, just need to find a ticket that fits my route. any suggestions are welcome! thanks
manu
going rtw for 12 months with one world, leaving in september. no one here in italy has a clue about rtw tickets so i have to find everything out by myself, so sorry if i am making some dumb mistakes! i want to fly to delhi, bangkok, oz (pref into darwin and out of melbourne), nz (into christchurch and out of auckland), south america (into santiago and out of ecuador). can i do it with a global explorer, or do i need a continent - based ticket? can you suggest a feasible route with a global explorer ticket? i am not really interested in miles, just need to find a ticket that fits my route. any suggestions are welcome! thanks
manu
May 27, 2003 | 8:30 am
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Here is a quick pass at an unoptimized route that meets your requirements: fco-lhr-bom-bkk-syd-drw-mel-chc-akl-scl-uio-mad-fco. This would require a 34,000 Global Explorer or a 4 continent OWE. They are priced the same in business (5000) but the OWE is less expensive in coach (2400 vs 2900).
If you choose the OWE you can make some extra stops and side trips in SA and Asia.
If you choose the OWE you can make some extra stops and side trips in SA and Asia.
May 27, 2003 | 6:31 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by christep:
Er, since when was Delhi = BOM?
FCO-LHR-DEL-HKG-BKK-SYD-DRW-MEL-CHC-AKL-UIO-MAD-FCO
perhaps.</font>
Er, since when was Delhi = BOM?
FCO-LHR-DEL-HKG-BKK-SYD-DRW-MEL-CHC-AKL-UIO-MAD-FCO
perhaps.</font>
Oops.
Now SCL is missing. Must be that early morning thing - at least that's my excuse, early evening thing for you.
How about:
FCO-LHR-DEL-HKG-BKK-SYD-DRW-MEL-CHC-AKL-SCL-UIO-MAD-FCO
Still under 34,000 miles - barely.
May 27, 2003 | 6:42 pm
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A 4 continent OWE would give 20 segments with no mileage restriction, but has less code shares allowed
Mileage tickets have many more code share partners, so can get to more places.
Still, I would go for 4 continent OW explorer ticket
Mileage tickets have many more code share partners, so can get to more places.
Still, I would go for 4 continent OW explorer ticket