Anyone here ever try to do Oneworld Explorer with the LEAST segments?
Jan 4, 2004 | 4:25 pm
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Anyone here ever try to do Oneworld Explorer with the LEAST segments?
Just out of curiosity, has any of you flyertalkers ever attempted the following:
Oneworld Explorer with only 3 (Thats right, only THREE!) SEGMENTS? And even purchased ex-USA (I know, there is a 10 day minimum stay on such tickets!) instead of ex-CAI?
Sample routing: JFK-NRT AA, NRT-LHR BA, LHR-JFK AA
Oneworld Explorer with only 3 (Thats right, only THREE!) SEGMENTS? And even purchased ex-USA (I know, there is a 10 day minimum stay on such tickets!) instead of ex-CAI?
Sample routing: JFK-NRT AA, NRT-LHR BA, LHR-JFK AA
Jan 4, 2004 | 6:25 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JonNYC:
While I would think it quite likely that someone, somewhere, for some reason has done such a thing-- I think it's a safe bet that no flyertalker has/would ever do such a thing.</font>
While I would think it quite likely that someone, somewhere, for some reason has done such a thing-- I think it's a safe bet that no flyertalker has/would ever do such a thing.</font>
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Jan 4, 2004 | 11:26 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Blumie:
I disagree. Certainly no FTer would want to do such a thing, but if one had business in NRT, a RTW ticket often will be cheaper than a roundtrip ticket, and, unfortunately, the demands of business do not always permit the time to add extra segments. That said, if I were doing this, I'd travel ex-BOS and return to NYC (paying my own way back to BOS), so that I could add some extra domestic segments on at the end.
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I disagree. Certainly no FTer would want to do such a thing, but if one had business in NRT, a RTW ticket often will be cheaper than a roundtrip ticket, and, unfortunately, the demands of business do not always permit the time to add extra segments. That said, if I were doing this, I'd travel ex-BOS and return to NYC (paying my own way back to BOS), so that I could add some extra domestic segments on at the end.
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Jan 6, 2004 | 11:26 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JonNYC:
DIsagree all ya' want-- I still say I can't imagine any FTer having done a 3-cont ONE ex-USA w/ only 3 segments-- it's not all that cheap, at all, and I seriously doubt it's been done by any o f the knowledgeable flyers here.</font>
DIsagree all ya' want-- I still say I can't imagine any FTer having done a 3-cont ONE ex-USA w/ only 3 segments-- it's not all that cheap, at all, and I seriously doubt it's been done by any o f the knowledgeable flyers here.</font>
I've flown an insane amount the last 2 years. Maximizing miles is not a goal for me anymore. Maximizing time with my patient wife is.
I'm in the middle of an 8 segment RTW trip at the moment. I could have spent my free upcoming weekend taking meaningless side trip flights to BKK or KIX, but I'd rather get some sleep.
Jan 6, 2004 | 11:30 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by millionmiler:
Yep, I've done it on a biz trip last year - LAX-LHR, LHR-HKG, HKG-LAX all in less than 5 days.</font>
Yep, I've done it on a biz trip last year - LAX-LHR, LHR-HKG, HKG-LAX all in less than 5 days.</font>
Jan 7, 2004 | 12:15 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by number_6:
OWE requires 10 days minimum travel precisely to prevent use for this purpose (when issued in area 1). You were either very lucky and got away with a major breach of the rules, or it wasn't a OWE ticket that you were using.
Originally posted by millionmiler:
Yep, I've done it on a biz trip last year - LAX-LHR, LHR-HKG, HKG-LAX all in less than 5 days.</font>
Yep, I've done it on a biz trip last year - LAX-LHR, LHR-HKG, HKG-LAX all in less than 5 days.</font>
That's true. They waved the rule for me. They tend to be a lot more forgiving to their Executive Platinum members flying on J class tickets. They allowed a change to my first international flight this week also (moved back by 1 day). That's definitly against the written rules.