Hello.
I have some basic questions re: Circle Pacific. I've read all the applicable posts and tried to make sense of the starfiles. But a few things still elude me. Due to limited time (and budget) the itin looks something like this:
ORD-PPT
PPT-AKL
AKL-SYD
SYD-ORD

here are my questions:
1. Is PPT valid for Circle Pacific? If not are other destinations in the south pacific valid?
2. Can anyone recommend going through AA (or another airline) rather than a travel agent. So far my dealings with the RTW desk have been spotty
3. This itin is a little short of 20,000 miles. Keeping under the 22,000 threshold (and the stopover rules) are there any suggestions for additions.

Thanks very much for the comments.
Charles.

From memory (and without looking at the rules), there must (should?) be a sector in the North Pacific. You don't have one. Also, I'm not sure you can use PPT since it involves QF codeshare on TN. Basically, I think you have to use LA SCL-AKL/SYD; QF SYD/MEL/AKL - LAX (or HNL then AA to LAX etc); and/or CX to HKG or AA to NRT. A routing such as SYD AKL LAX DFW YVR HKG SYD is legal (and under 22K miles).

Circle Pacific rules: http://www.hardlink.com/~markdu/OWFiles/OneCirPac.html

127N . * MUST INCLUDE TRAVEL VIA THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN
128N . ONE DIRECTION AND THE NORTH/CENTRAL PACIFIC IN
129N . THE OTHER DIRECTION. ONLY ONE SOUTH PACIFIC
130N . CROSSING AND ONE NORTH/CENTRAL PACIFIC CROSSING
131N . ALLOWED.
132N . * NO SURFACE TRANSPACIFIC
133N . * TRAVEL NOT PERMITTED TO COUNTRIES WEST OF
134N . THAILAND.
135N . * TRAVEL ORIGINATING IN OR INCLUDING SOUTH
136N . AMERICA IS ONLY PERMITTED ON ACIR29SA, DCIR29SA,
137N . MCIR29SA FARES. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA THE
138N . NORTH/CENTRAL PACIFIC IN ONE DIRECTION AND VIA
139N . CHILE TO/FROM THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC USING THE
140N . SERVICES OF QF/LA IN THE OTHER. /EG. SCL/PPT
141N . SURFACE AKL/SYD OR SCL/AKL/SYD/.
142N . .
143N . NOTE: WITH THE /A/D/M/-CIR29SA FARE BASIS CODES,
144N . TRAVEL TO SOUTH AMERICA IS NOT REQUIRED.
145N . * TRAVEL NOT PERMITTED VIA THE
146N . CARIBBEAN/BERMUDA/CENTRAL AMERICA.
147N . * TRAVEL ON ANY QF/AA/AX/CX/BA/LA/LP/AY CODESHARE
148N . SERVICE OPERATED BY QF/AA/AX/CX/BA/LA/LP/AY IS
149N . PERMITTED. OTHER CODESHARE SERVICES NOT
150N . PERMITTED.

TRAVEL MUST BE VIA THE
138N . NORTH/CENTRAL PACIFIC IN ONE DIRECTION AND VIA
139N . CHILE TO/FROM THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC USING THE
140N . SERVICES OF QF/LA IN THE OTHER. /EG. SCL/PPT
141N . SURFACE AKL/SYD OR SCL/AKL/SYD/.

Thanks for the info but I guess I still need a translation still. Sorry. One directions must include Chile?


147N . * TRAVEL ON ANY QF/AA/AX/CX/BA/LA/LP/AY CODESHARE
148N . SERVICE OPERATED BY QF/AA/AX/CX/BA/LA/LP/AY IS
149N . PERMITTED. OTHER CODESHARE SERVICES NOT
150N . PERMITTED.

This seems to exclude Air Tahiti Nui. Are they not the only oneworld carrier that goes into PPT?

Thanks again for the help. Dont know where Id be without Flyertalk.
Charles

You only need to include Chile if your itinerary includes South America, which yours does not.

Air Tahiti Nui is not a Oneworld carrier. They operate a QF codeshare to PPT that is allowed on a Global Explorer fare but not the Circle Pacific fare.

Thanks so much for the help. I guess I'll start looking into the explorer fares.
Charles