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Dec 21, 2006 | 8:20 pm
#1
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changed DONE4 to DONE3- please double check!
Finally, after waiting for the chance, my fiancee and I are getting the time we need to do a RTW!
We are going to either do a DONE3 or DONE4 starting in CMB. I have planned this as the DNOE3, and I am working on the DONE4 still- as to try and fit in Australia.
We need to keep IST in there, and want to see friends in SFO, we would like to visit Montreal (YYZ is closest right?) and would like to see NYC, I think that they are the only must visit places, the other flights are to build mileage.
cmb-hkg-lhr-ist-lhr-cai-lhr-yyz-bos-mia-was-lax-sfo-jfk-hkg-del-hkg-cmb
What do you think? As far as I can tell this is valid, if LHR is only a transit on 2 of the trips. Is there any way to avoid LHR so often, and still get to CAI? The new taxes in LHR seem quite expensive
Hoping to use CX and BA for intercontinental, and then AA in the US. i can use my 500mile stickers to upgrade those fligths to first right?
I'll post the DONE4 soon.
Thanks in advance for all of your help.
We are going to either do a DONE3 or DONE4 starting in CMB. I have planned this as the DNOE3, and I am working on the DONE4 still- as to try and fit in Australia.
We need to keep IST in there, and want to see friends in SFO, we would like to visit Montreal (YYZ is closest right?) and would like to see NYC, I think that they are the only must visit places, the other flights are to build mileage.
cmb-hkg-lhr-ist-lhr-cai-lhr-yyz-bos-mia-was-lax-sfo-jfk-hkg-del-hkg-cmb
What do you think? As far as I can tell this is valid, if LHR is only a transit on 2 of the trips. Is there any way to avoid LHR so often, and still get to CAI? The new taxes in LHR seem quite expensive
Hoping to use CX and BA for intercontinental, and then AA in the US. i can use my 500mile stickers to upgrade those fligths to first right?
I'll post the DONE4 soon.
Thanks in advance for all of your help.
Last edited by johnkennett; Jan 5, 2007 at 5:35 am
Dec 21, 2006 | 8:35 pm
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If you have a DONEx you travel in First on AA anyway (on 2-class domestic flights).
You can get to CAI from MAD or BCN.
BA flies to Montreal (YUL) daily Monday to Friday from LHR.
You can't do WAS-LAX and SFO-JFK on the same itinerary - only one US transcon allowed.
That's all I see quickly.
You can get to CAI from MAD or BCN.
BA flies to Montreal (YUL) daily Monday to Friday from LHR.
You can't do WAS-LAX and SFO-JFK on the same itinerary - only one US transcon allowed.
That's all I see quickly.
Dec 21, 2006 | 8:40 pm
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Both BA and AA fly to YUL so you could fly there if you really wanted to.
I haven't checked but I am fairly sure that WAS-LAX is on the transcon list, so SFO-JFK would be a 2nd transcon and not allowed. CAI is served by IB as well as BA (however IB uses a dreadful A320 so much less nice than the BA "longer-haul" service).
I see christep types faster than I do (sorry for the redundant post, it was in parallel).
I haven't checked but I am fairly sure that WAS-LAX is on the transcon list, so SFO-JFK would be a 2nd transcon and not allowed. CAI is served by IB as well as BA (however IB uses a dreadful A320 so much less nice than the BA "longer-haul" service).
I see christep types faster than I do (sorry for the redundant post, it was in parallel).
Dec 22, 2006 | 12:45 pm
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Thanks for all of your help so far!
I may change the YYZ to YUL then, and swap the order of travel in the US a little-If I travel as I've planned in the DONE4, I could fly form LHR-SFO, and then to JFK, getting the extra miles in.
Here is rought plan for the DONE4:
cmb-bkk-lhr-dxb-lhr-ist-lhr-yzr-jfk-dfw-sfo-mia-jfk-syd-akl-mel-per-nrt-hkg-sin-cmb
I've swapped CAI for DXB in this, but they would be interchangeable right?
I think that this fits all of the rules, and it should be over 55000miles- earning us over 120,000 as AAPLAT.
CMB-BKK=CX
BKK-LHR=QF/BA, I would prefer QF, what do others think? Or would we be better transiting HKG and using CX- I do love the lounge, and CX have been good to us. Out of my last 8 legs with CX in Asia, I have been upgraded 6 times~
LHR-DXB(or CAI)-LHR-IST-LHR-YZR=BA
YZR-JFK=CX888 (is this allowed?)
JFK-DFW-SFO-MIA-JFK=AA (use upgrade stickers to up D-F on 3 class flights)
JFK-SYD-AKL-MEL-PER-NRT=QF
NRT-HKG-SIN-CMB=CX
If CX888 isn't allowed, then I fly BA LHR-YUL, then AA YUL-SFO(via DFW), and cut out the JFK-DFW leg.
I know there is a lot of information! I appreciate all of your help
I may change the YYZ to YUL then, and swap the order of travel in the US a little-If I travel as I've planned in the DONE4, I could fly form LHR-SFO, and then to JFK, getting the extra miles in.
Here is rought plan for the DONE4:
cmb-bkk-lhr-dxb-lhr-ist-lhr-yzr-jfk-dfw-sfo-mia-jfk-syd-akl-mel-per-nrt-hkg-sin-cmb
I've swapped CAI for DXB in this, but they would be interchangeable right?
I think that this fits all of the rules, and it should be over 55000miles- earning us over 120,000 as AAPLAT.
CMB-BKK=CX
BKK-LHR=QF/BA, I would prefer QF, what do others think? Or would we be better transiting HKG and using CX- I do love the lounge, and CX have been good to us. Out of my last 8 legs with CX in Asia, I have been upgraded 6 times~
LHR-DXB(or CAI)-LHR-IST-LHR-YZR=BA
YZR-JFK=CX888 (is this allowed?)
JFK-DFW-SFO-MIA-JFK=AA (use upgrade stickers to up D-F on 3 class flights)
JFK-SYD-AKL-MEL-PER-NRT=QF
NRT-HKG-SIN-CMB=CX
If CX888 isn't allowed, then I fly BA LHR-YUL, then AA YUL-SFO(via DFW), and cut out the JFK-DFW leg.
I know there is a lot of information! I appreciate all of your help
Dec 22, 2006 | 1:14 pm
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Presume by YZR you mean YVR (Vancouver)? You have 2 trans-continentals in North America, YVR-JFK and SFO-MIA. You can only do 1.
Last edited by Kiwi Flyer; Dec 22, 2006 at 3:22 pm Reason: bad advice
Dec 22, 2006 | 1:22 pm
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Dec 22, 2006 | 1:27 pm
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Yes you can. Turkey is not on the restricted list from LHR.
66N . NOTE 1: NO MORE THAN 2 FREE SEGMENTS BETWEEN THE
67N . U.K. AND:
68N . .
69N . .
70N . ALGERIA ARMENIA AZERBAI BAHRAIN BULGARIA
71N . CYPRUS
72N .
73N . JAN
74N . .
75N . EGYPT GEORGIA GREECE IRAN ISRAEL
76N . JORDAN
77N . .
78N . KUWAIT LEBANON MACEDON MALTA MOROCCO
79N . OMAN
80N .
81N . IA
82N . .
83N . FUNCHAL QATAR ROMANIA RUSSIA SAUDI
84N . SYRIAN
85N . , PORTU ARABIA
86N . ARAB RE
87N . GAL
88N . PUBLIC
89N . .
90N . TUNISIA UNITED UKRAINE YUGOSLAVI SERBIA -
91N . CROATIA
92N . ARAB EM A
93N . MONTENEGR
94N . IRATES
95N . O
67N . U.K. AND:
68N . .
69N . .
70N . ALGERIA ARMENIA AZERBAI BAHRAIN BULGARIA
71N . CYPRUS
72N .
73N . JAN
74N . .
75N . EGYPT GEORGIA GREECE IRAN ISRAEL
76N . JORDAN
77N . .
78N . KUWAIT LEBANON MACEDON MALTA MOROCCO
79N . OMAN
80N .
81N . IA
82N . .
83N . FUNCHAL QATAR ROMANIA RUSSIA SAUDI
84N . SYRIAN
85N . , PORTU ARABIA
86N . ARAB RE
87N . GAL
88N . PUBLIC
89N . .
90N . TUNISIA UNITED UKRAINE YUGOSLAVI SERBIA -
91N . CROATIA
92N . ARAB EM A
93N . MONTENEGR
94N . IRATES
95N . O
Dec 22, 2006 | 1:43 pm
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Thanks. I thought that my reading allowed IST, so now I'm not sure!
The changes for the transcon will need to be made though.
DONE3
cmb-sin-lhr-ist-lhr-dxb-lhr-yul-mia-bos-dfw-ord-sfo-jfk-hkg-bom-hkg-cmb
I would like to add another NA sector, but can't think of one that I can add on this routing- any ideas? Perhaps BOS between MIA and DFW or between DFW and ORD? This would give about 46000miles 105000 AAmiles.
DONE4
I did mean YVR! Sorry about that.
cmb-bkk-lhr-dxb-lhr-ist-lhr-yvr-jfk-dfw-sfo-ord--jfk-syd-akl-mel-per-nrt-hkg-sin-cmb
Would adding ORD here fix the transcon problem? Removing MIA would then give me 20 sectors. This should get me about 55000miles- or 120000 odd AAmiles.
I think I have almost maxed out my mileage?! Any tips to add some extra miles without extra sectors would be gret. Also can I use CX888 from YVR to JFK?
I'm just waiting for some pricing from CMB, and some of the general things (not including taxes or routes)
The changes for the transcon will need to be made though.
DONE3
cmb-sin-lhr-ist-lhr-dxb-lhr-yul-mia-bos-dfw-ord-sfo-jfk-hkg-bom-hkg-cmb
I would like to add another NA sector, but can't think of one that I can add on this routing- any ideas? Perhaps BOS between MIA and DFW or between DFW and ORD? This would give about 46000miles 105000 AAmiles.
DONE4
I did mean YVR! Sorry about that.
cmb-bkk-lhr-dxb-lhr-ist-lhr-yvr-jfk-dfw-sfo-ord--jfk-syd-akl-mel-per-nrt-hkg-sin-cmb
Would adding ORD here fix the transcon problem? Removing MIA would then give me 20 sectors. This should get me about 55000miles- or 120000 odd AAmiles.
I think I have almost maxed out my mileage?! Any tips to add some extra miles without extra sectors would be gret. Also can I use CX888 from YVR to JFK?
I'm just waiting for some pricing from CMB, and some of the general things (not including taxes or routes)
Last edited by johnkennett; Dec 22, 2006 at 1:48 pm Reason: Sp.
Dec 22, 2006 | 2:39 pm
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The changes for the transcon will need to be made though.
DONE3
cmb-sin-lhr-ist-lhr-dxb-lhr-yul-mia-bos-dfw-ord-sfo-jfk-hkg-bom-hkg-cmb
I would like to add another NA sector, but can't think of one that I can add on this routing- any ideas? Perhaps BOS between MIA and DFW or between DFW and ORD? This would give about 46000miles 105000 AAmiles.
DONE3
cmb-sin-lhr-ist-lhr-dxb-lhr-yul-mia-bos-dfw-ord-sfo-jfk-hkg-bom-hkg-cmb
I would like to add another NA sector, but can't think of one that I can add on this routing- any ideas? Perhaps BOS between MIA and DFW or between DFW and ORD? This would give about 46000miles 105000 AAmiles.
DONE4
I did mean YVR! Sorry about that.
cmb-bkk-lhr-dxb-lhr-ist-lhr-yvr-jfk-dfw-sfo-ord--jfk-syd-akl-mel-per-nrt-hkg-sin-cmb
Would adding ORD here fix the transcon problem? Removing MIA would then give me 20 sectors. This should get me about 55000miles- or 120000 odd AAmiles.
I think I have almost maxed out my mileage?! Any tips to add some extra miles without extra sectors would be gret. Also can I use CX888 from YVR to JFK?
I'm just waiting for some pricing from CMB, and some of the general things (not including taxes or routes)
I did mean YVR! Sorry about that.
cmb-bkk-lhr-dxb-lhr-ist-lhr-yvr-jfk-dfw-sfo-ord--jfk-syd-akl-mel-per-nrt-hkg-sin-cmb
Would adding ORD here fix the transcon problem? Removing MIA would then give me 20 sectors. This should get me about 55000miles- or 120000 odd AAmiles.
I think I have almost maxed out my mileage?! Any tips to add some extra miles without extra sectors would be gret. Also can I use CX888 from YVR to JFK?
I'm just waiting for some pricing from CMB, and some of the general things (not including taxes or routes)
Dec 22, 2006 | 3:02 pm
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But remember that on 3-class planes you still book into D in N America, which means the YVR-JFK, and SFO-JFK. More miles, but less comfort, by taking F on a two class.
There are longer flights in North America. If in the summer then look at ANC; also look at flights to SJU, SJO and similar.
There are longer flights in North America. If in the summer then look at ANC; also look at flights to SJU, SJO and similar.
Dec 22, 2006 | 3:23 pm
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Dec 22, 2006 | 3:31 pm
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Dec 23, 2006 | 3:12 am
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Once again, thanks for all of the help!.
Seems this routing may be the best I can come up with:
DONE3
cmb-xsin-lhr-ist-xlhr-mct-xlhr-yul-mia-xdfw-sjo-xdfw-sfo-jfk-xhkg-bom-hkg-cmb
DONE4
cmb-xbkk-xlhr-dxb-xlhr-ist-lhr-yvr-xdfw-sjo-xdfw-sfo-jfk-syd-akl-mel-per-nrt-hkg-sin-cmb
CX office in CMB wanted an itinerary before they would give me a price for a DONE*
I have emailed the above to them and see what they tell me. Hope the price difference between DONE and AONE isn't too much....
Might be able to do it in A which would be better with the big intercon trips.
Thanks again.
BTW- what do you think of the value of the Circle Explorer fares for 3 or 4 continents? I assume that they are considerably cheaper, but using Africa, one could maximise mileage, and visit some interesting places too.
Something like this:
(3)cmb-hkg-lhr-ist-lhr-cpt-jnb-hkg-cmb
(4)cmb-sin-lhr-ist-lhr-cpt-jnb-syd-hkg-cmb
Both satisfy the places we have to visit, though the 4cont. would be much better, taking in Australia. If it is a lot cheaper, we may consider this.
Seems this routing may be the best I can come up with:
DONE3
cmb-xsin-lhr-ist-xlhr-mct-xlhr-yul-mia-xdfw-sjo-xdfw-sfo-jfk-xhkg-bom-hkg-cmb
DONE4
cmb-xbkk-xlhr-dxb-xlhr-ist-lhr-yvr-xdfw-sjo-xdfw-sfo-jfk-syd-akl-mel-per-nrt-hkg-sin-cmb
CX office in CMB wanted an itinerary before they would give me a price for a DONE*
I have emailed the above to them and see what they tell me. Hope the price difference between DONE and AONE isn't too much....
Might be able to do it in A which would be better with the big intercon trips.Thanks again.
BTW- what do you think of the value of the Circle Explorer fares for 3 or 4 continents? I assume that they are considerably cheaper, but using Africa, one could maximise mileage, and visit some interesting places too.
Something like this:
(3)cmb-hkg-lhr-ist-lhr-cpt-jnb-hkg-cmb
(4)cmb-sin-lhr-ist-lhr-cpt-jnb-syd-hkg-cmb
Both satisfy the places we have to visit, though the 4cont. would be much better, taking in Australia. If it is a lot cheaper, we may consider this.