I'm considering whether the Explorer ticket is the right solution for the following routing. I need to go TYO-SCL. I'd like to tag on SCL-IPC-SCL "for free" (work ticket, so if I can twist it a bit...). I'd like to fly the outbound on something like NRT-DFW-SCL because of time constraints, but I don't care for the rest. Would there be a Explorer fare that fits this? I don't know if I have time to stop in North America, but if it's required to fulfil a continent rule then I'd find a way.

I was wondering if something like NRT-DFW-SCL, SCL-IPC-SCL (overnight so maybe less than 24 hours), SCL-AKL-SYD-NRT would work?

You are missing Europe/Africa so I don't think a xONEx would be useful. What you seem to have outlined is a Circle Pacific(SA) 29K ticket, though I don't remember whether IPC can be included in one of those.

Happy wandering

Fred

Gotcha, I wasn't sure whether there was a thread for this or not. Does the circle pacific have minimum stopover requirements and can it be priced online? I wasn't able to get rtw.oneworld.com to do it but i'm on my phone to be fair.

What if the OP reticketed with NO flights on AA anymore? (let's say he could fly QF on JFK-LAX, just for argument's sake). So there'd be no flights on AA, would AA still reticket this?

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As wandering_fred posted, your itinerary is a Circle Trip Explorer, not a Oneworld Explorer.

You didn't say what fare class you'd be in, so I'm going to assume Business Class

Circle Trip ExplorerOneWorld Explorer

Awesome. Thank you for an excellent, concise answer. Surprising but I guess DONE4 is a better deal in this case! I'll check into it, thank you!

Just a minor correction, it's not a Circle Trip Explorer, it's a Circle Pacific trip. Oneworld's Circle Trip Explorer product doesn't allow crossing either the Atlantic or the Pacific.

You may also want to look into other ways to purchase this itinerary, oneworld circle tickets are often more expensive than alternative options.

I stand corrected - sort of;)

On the Oneworld web site, it is called a Circle Pacific
But in the fare rules (on ExpertFlyer) it is called a Circle Trip Explorer
and I only checked ExpertFlyer - in order to check the fare rules

Since your hypothetical rerouting is not possible on this specific ticket, any response is purely speculation. Any OW airline can ticket or reticket any RTW itinerary in theory. Some may choose not to if there is not specific inducement, ie sufficient flights on their metal. In this case I would speculate that the initial ticketing on 001 stock would by itself be sufficient for AA to reticket since they control the record.

The reason I asked it that way is because I had no other suggestions for JFK-LAX, but consider a more possible option, something like a RTW beginning in KUL with the only flight being on MH being KUL LHR, ticketed on MH stock, and then you call in and change to BA on that segment. Would MH refuse to reticket?

Doesn't BA have a policy preventing 125 stock from being used on itineraries that don't include at least one of AA/AY/BA/IB/EI/JL?

Or is that just for TAs using BA stock?