Is there a mileage limit on a DONE5?
Jun 29, 2007 | 11:12 am
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Is there a mileage limit on a DONE5?
Just comparing the pros and cons of OWE Vs *A RTW.
A trip i am planning perfectly fits the 20sectors for OWE but exceeds 39000miles on *A RTW.
So does the DONE5 have a mileage limit? My journey is as follows (done using the oneworld website program)
ARN-LHR-JNB-HKG-DEL-HKG-PEK-NRT-PER-MEL-CNS-SYD-AKL-LAX-SJO-MIA-NAS-MIA-LGA, JFK-LHR-ARN
Im also not sure about the going through HKG to get to Delhi and then coming back through it again, but Delhi is like a rat-trap, you cant go anywhere else...
A trip i am planning perfectly fits the 20sectors for OWE but exceeds 39000miles on *A RTW.
So does the DONE5 have a mileage limit? My journey is as follows (done using the oneworld website program)
ARN-LHR-JNB-HKG-DEL-HKG-PEK-NRT-PER-MEL-CNS-SYD-AKL-LAX-SJO-MIA-NAS-MIA-LGA, JFK-LHR-ARN
Im also not sure about the going through HKG to get to Delhi and then coming back through it again, but Delhi is like a rat-trap, you cant go anywhere else...
Jun 29, 2007 | 11:16 am
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No.
xRWSTARx is mileage based
xONEx is continent based
xGLOBxx is mileage based (and includes a few non OW airlines)
On xONEx back-tracking within a continent is perfectly fine (and between continents in some circumstances).
xRWSTARx is mileage based
xONEx is continent based
xGLOBxx is mileage based (and includes a few non OW airlines)
On xONEx back-tracking within a continent is perfectly fine (and between continents in some circumstances).
Jun 29, 2007 | 4:22 pm
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Nope. No mileage limit on a DONE, but, given the rules, there is a very real practical limit, as you will see when you start trying to maximize miles. It is impossible to break 100,000 for example. And difficult to get very close - even within 80%.
Jun 29, 2007 | 10:16 pm
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There where threads in the past about routings with the maximum possible miles. If my memory serves right it was around 60.000 on a DONE6, but involved seasonal flights to Alaska inside the US and also Europe--Australia (no stop in Asia) - Asia - US..... . So no limit by itself.
Jun 29, 2007 | 11:16 pm
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There where threads in the past about routings with the maximum possible miles. If my memory serves right it was around 60.000 on a DONE6, but involved seasonal flights to Alaska inside the US and also Europe--Australia (no stop in Asia) - Asia - US..... . So no limit by itself.
If you're trying to maximize miles on AA (like the majority of OW RTWers I think) Asia is a really difficult continent to include since JL doesn't give GLD/PLT/EXP bonus miles. I struggled with that and also forming an efficient LONEx since many of the OW airlines don't give 100% credit for L class.
Jun 30, 2007 | 5:02 am
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Originally Posted by vxmike
I've built several routings of 75K-80K miles. Some of those include a couple open-jaws though. I do ... an awesome DONE4 with 75K and zero open jaws that originates in CMB. It does take advantage of some of the seasonal ANC flights you mention in NA though. ...
Jul 1, 2007 | 12:15 am
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Things change; as per this thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...26#post7980826 , open Jaws count in the 20 segment limit from Jul 1st; also, CX is not currently flying to CMB.
Back to the drawing board...
Jul 1, 2007 | 1:46 am
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There where threads in the past about routings with the maximum possible miles. If my memory serves right it was around 60.000 on a DONE6, but involved seasonal flights to Alaska inside the US and also Europe--Australia (no stop in Asia) - Asia - US..... . So no limit by itself.
http://slfft.allhyper.com/beta/award...FK-SYD-LHR-NBO
Jul 1, 2007 | 2:36 am
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this is a longer one too:
http://slfft.allhyper.com/0.95/award...KG-LAX-DFW-SEA
http://slfft.allhyper.com/0.95/award...KG-LAX-DFW-SEA
Jul 1, 2007 | 2:14 pm
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Here's almost 86,000 on an xONE6 which has to be flown Biz or First to be worthwhile. Also requires starting and ending from expensive points unless one uses an open jaw award ticket. Too bad it essentially wastes Asia though since it only touches it on the SYD-LHR flight.
http://slfft.allhyper.com/beta/award...FK-SYD-LHR-NBO
http://slfft.allhyper.com/beta/award...FK-SYD-LHR-NBO
Jul 1, 2007 | 7:48 pm
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