The AMM to second DFW part has already been flown.

Thank you for the references.

Because the first part was flown last year to achieve Platinum status. I had a few paid business fares earlier this year and if I get enough EQM from this ticket I can push for EXP status.

I found this post:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/27552163-post403.html

It seems that one references removing the ban on 2 return trips from LHR to ME, but in my case there's only 1, so not sure if it applies. I do have 2 exits from the Europe/ME, once via DOH-ORD and the second via DOH-CPT, so is there an exception for this?

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can this be improved to over 80k miles?

while AA will not ticketed this but I suspect other airlines would since they dont see it as backtracking from hawaii as LHR HNL is a 1-stop direct flight.

I'm considering another DONE fare starting later this year. It seems ex-JNB/CPT the price went up to 7,738 USD if ticketed via AA. What are the cheapest origin points these days? Ex-NRT/HND seems to be the lowest I've found so far at 7,033 USD.

I'm certain that the 75k RDM isn't an issue, since that is per e-ticket, and RTWs typically have four or more e-tickets to start, with new e-tickets typically issued for many changes. However, the fare-based RDM (and EQD) earnings is really appalling. I've had transcons booked in D earn $60 EQD and 660 RDM. However, AA codes do earn 2x EQM versus 1.5x on non-AA codes. So, if the poster cares more about EQM, then using AA codes makes sense.

It is autopriceable on Sabre when I make the later part of the itinerary substantially simpler.

AA would call this ticket illegal (against AA rule) and they wont do anything in case of irregular operation (because the rule is that cannot to go mainland twice from Hawaii.

(LHR HNL is really LHR LAX HNL and LHR HNL DFW is LHR LAX HNL DFW) which violate the rule. but i suspect no airline except AA would take this position.

<rant on AA direct flights with midway gauge changes>You're right to bring it up, but it is AA that offers a direct flight from London to Honolulu (via LAX). If they don't like it, they should split the flight in two. :) </rant>

Would AA really leave you stranded in the case of IRROPS? I would be surprised if the average AA airport staffer trying to get a plane full of passengers rebooked would notice that and know the AA interpretation of the xONEx backtracking rules.

well. at least, depending on how complicated the re-routing will be. some may need to contact the RTW desk.
also, AA probably wont apply a SWU for D to A class

My experience is that once the ticket is issued, all One World carriers will honor it even if it does not comply with the fare rules (or the operating carrier's interpretation of the rules). Any other outcome would require each operating carrier to revalidate the ticket against the fare rules; and I just don't see that as a realistic possibility.

Of course what goes on between issuing and operating carriers behind the scenes and after the fact is anyone's guess.

I called AA RTW desk to check on the HKG-LHR-DOH-JNB-DOH routing and the agent said it is not allowed due to "backtracking through the point of origin". She was fine with HKG-DOH-JNB-DOH though..

Origin is amm. They are wrong and but they can do anything they want.
there is a rule that you cant backtrack to the country of origin.
probably their logic is that since you can end the RTW anywhere in the middle east. they define the DOH as the same country as AMM.

you can try to argue with them or you may try to find a different route.

if she is fine with hkg doh cpt doh. then it is just anything. the ticket is owned by AA and i doubt any other airline would be happy to take over it. so. u have no choice but to follow AA instruction.

try hkg lhr cpt doh or something,

Okay, can anyone point out disadvantages of originating a DONE4 in Asia (such as ex-NRT) and having the first leg be Asia-US? I originally planned on ex-JNB/CPT, but those went up in price. I understand that I can only have 2 stopovers in the continent of origin, but am I missing anything else?

you miss a lot of mileage because you cant transit in country of origin again, and japan is the furthest west of asia. and you cant go back to japan and bump around asia.

if you want to maximize miles, you can do NRT CMB HKG USA in the beginning. and end in asia CMB NRT. in this way, you get 4 intra asia sectors and 13k intra asia mileage or 20k eqm.

Did you mean east?