Can you just buy one ways?

Welcome, Clark Kendrick Go.

As has been noted this thread relates to the paid oneworld Explorer fare which is 16 stops.

Because you're using Asia Miles you are probably best asking your question in the Cathay forum.

I haven't tried it actually, but I bet that trying to maximize 5 stopovers + transits + open jaw would be more beneficial if done with multiple carrier award, than in multiple one way awards.

Has anyone done this trip already?

I was taken aback at first because current regulations allow only 5 'stopovers'. I originally thought that I could go as many cities as possible (ala oneworld explorer), until I realized that 'stopover' meant 'cities I can visit'.

I would suspect that the AA RTW desk wouldn't have a problem - do you have an inter-area longhaul flight that you can fly with AA?

OTOH, unless you are going to use an award flight to your next stop (or actually stop in DOH) the revenue fares exCAI are going to be a whole lot cheaper than exDOH. Also note that QR flies DOH-CAI as first class cabins so that segment will earn a lot of status (whatevers) on many programs.

Happy wandering

Fred

DON'T BUY THE TICKET UNTIL YOU LEARN MUCH MORE ABOUT IT.

These are complicated tickets; many travel agents and airline ticketing people don't understand them. There are ten pages of the official rules which govern them; you can find them here. I would recommend that you print the rules and read them slowly, and several times. Then come back here with a list of the cities you'd like to visit. There are a number of people here who fly these tickets regularly and have some insight into how they work. We'll be happy to help you sort it out.

you need to go to Cathay pacific asia miles for further information. but the rule for oneworld award using asiamiles is very clear. (but i wont discuss here.)

Got a decent deal on a AONE6 ticket from Asia, so went ahead and booked it. I've read the change rules a few times, and I just wanted to confirm my understanding. If I want to change the ticket:

1) before departure, considering in my case it was slightly discounted, I must assume the fare in effect at the time will be higher - so I will have to pay the difference - even if I'm only changing dates, not routing?
2) after departure of first flight, I should be able to change anything, even the routing, for the $125 service fee? (as long as I am within the original ticket rules)

Thanks!

1. If you make no changes to the first flight coupon (the first flight), you pay the delta in any taxes, airport fees and airline surcharges, plus any increase in the fare. If you are changing the ticketed points or the first flight coupon, then in addition to that you pay the 125 USD fee.

2. After the first coupon is used, you can change the ticket within the original rules for 125 USD fee plus the delta in any taxes, airport fees and airline surcharges.

The relevant rules are---

Great. Thank you very much!

Can you help us understand your use of "decent deal" and "slightly discounted" please?

Given the recent deal out of Cairo I would like to take advantage of it, however, I would really like to visit Iceland. Can anyone figure out if it's possible starting in CAI going eastbound around the world them to get to KEF upon my return to Europe?

For example if I start: CAI-LHR-BKK, etc, or CAI-AMM-BKK, etc, and continue through Asia and the U.S. I can only get to KEF by transiting LHR, HEL, or BER/MUC then on to DOH and am therefore using 5 segments in Europe.

I know I can do this if I start from CAI and go directly to KEF, however, the idea is to start in April and then come back to Europe in August when it's a little warmer.

Any thoughts? Do I really only have the option of starting out the trip in that direction?

CAI-DOH- ... rtw ... -LHR-KEF-LHR-DOH. You don't have to finish in Cairo, you can finish anywhere in the Middle East.

Doh! Thanks for the reply and I immediately saw my problem. I was trying to get fancy and fly MIA-DOH-xxx-KEF.

There's too many posts to reasonably search. :(

The rules state that an LONEx can be upgraded to a DONEx.
I recall posts regarding changing a LONE3 to a LONE4 confirming that the prices used are the prices at the time of the ticketing/issue of the original ticket. Does this apply to the L --> D change as well? Is the answer different after the first flight is taken?

I'm reasonably certain that I want the RTW routing. The question is whether I can afford a (second) DONE rather than the LONE. Being able to purchase the latter now (locking in the price) would be an easier decision if the D price was also locked in...

And of course this is made more interesting by the ability to issue the RTW on the basis of the original starting point from any country and current currency changes.

Happy wandering

Fred

Once the first segment on any air ticket is flown then any changes to the ticket are repriced using the fares that were in effect on the day the ticket was issued.