When I used to buy my DONE4s ex Australia I used to price them on travel.com.au (usually approx 5% below RRP - I believe BestFlights.com.au is now even cheaper) and then a TA would match or come under it and do all the leg work for me (although I had the itinerary all planned etc).

No reason why you couldn't do the same with a CIRPAC...

If purchasing a DCIR22 fare and including flights that only offer economy class services, am I correct to assume I will be booked in L class for those sectors? And of course only earn miles/points/status credits per L class fare earnings?

I don't mind sitting Y for short AmericanEagle flights, and I don't mind missing the FF points, but I want to make sure I still get the min 10 Status Credits from QF for these sectors.

I have to return to Asia for a followup business trip visiting a number of sites. Although an AA platinum, I have become very fond of CX service crossing the pacific in business class. I live in San Antonio, Texas. Would it be possible to plan a circle pacific route that would include the following destinations:
shanghai
hkg
sin,
mel
syd
akl
and probably one pleasure destination DPS or CNS. I dont fully understand the direction of travel (would that eliminate shanghai if I landed in HKG) and the need to transit in a north and south pacific crossing (i would cross west on CX and return on QF?)

A few months ago there was a rule change for AONEx and DONEx fares making AAEagle flights book into Y (instead of L). Presumably the same rule change was also made for the circle fares (this is a great rule change, making inventory easily available on the otherwise poor AE flights, along with giving the full Y SC). Some other one class services were also changed to book into Y instead of L (but not all).

Thanks number_6. That is good news. I had forgotten about this part of my planning while talking with the TA this morning looking at all the options. The 7-day ticketing rule is a pain compared with the 1 hour requirement for a DONE4 from SWP.

I am now booked BNE-LAX-DFW-ORD-YVR-HKG-BNE. But could squeeze in a very short DFW-XXX-DFW before heading to ORD, though not sure if it is really worthwhile. However, if its booked as full Y, then even an 89 mile AE flight DFW-ACT (Waco) is going to be 20 SC's each way.

This routing worked out only A$2700 more than the appropriate economy fare for BNE-DFW-ORD-BNE. That is only A$1400 after tax. So I tought that was a very good deal.

Hopefully I can get it authorised and ticketed tomorrow. Also note that I was offered e-ticket for this fare.