Need "dream" *ONE* suggestions
Jul 30, 2007 | 12:47 pm
#31
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Here's a route that starts in ARN but uses LA's remaining F services in Latin America and across the Pacific; it avoids NA altogether, but includes Easter Island, one of those places where the OWE comes into its own. Bumps up to 10/20 in J, but that's the price you pay for exotica. You could include Moscow en route to ARN or as a side trip.
ARN-MAD-SCL-IPC-SCL-EZE-SCL-SYD-ZQN-SYD-CNS-MEL-HKG-NRT-BKK-HKG-SIN-LHR-DXB-LHR-ARN
ARN-MAD-SCL-IPC-SCL-EZE-SCL-SYD-ZQN-SYD-CNS-MEL-HKG-NRT-BKK-HKG-SIN-LHR-DXB-LHR-ARN
Yes, we had thought of making Moscow/St. Petersburg a side trip from ARN... that would be easy and relatively cheap.
I'll have to feel out Mr. f on South America again. He hasn't been very enthusiastic about it in previous discussions.
What about NOU instead of CNS? I'm thinking maybe SYD-NOU-BNE-WLG-MEL. (WLG instead of ZQN because we haven't been to WLG and would like to visit the wine regions around it.)
Jul 30, 2007 | 12:55 pm
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ARN-xLHR-DXB-xLHR-SYD-NOU-BNE-WLG-MEL-HKG-BKK-NRT-SIN-HKG-LAX-DEN-MIA-UVF-MIA-MAD-ARN
55990 miles
9 legs in First, if I'm counting right
Jul 30, 2007 | 1:34 pm
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Jul 30, 2007 | 1:41 pm
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The only part of this I'm not wild about is the MIA-MAD leg, because of having to use AA or IB. But that's a relatively minor quibble...
Jul 30, 2007 | 2:55 pm
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A few routes:
(1) ARN-LHR-MCT-LHR-SYD-PER-ALS-MEL-SYD-HKG-NRT-SIN-NRT-HKG-LHR-ARN 45,423 miles 9 legs in true F
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=A...OR=&MAP-STYLE=
(2) ARN-LHR-MCT(or CAI)-LHR-SYD-PER-ALS-MEL-SYD-HKG-NRT-SIN-NRT-HKG-JFK-LAX-DEN-MIA-ORD-LHR-ARN
57,695 miles 11 legs in true F
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=A...OR=&MAP-STYLE=
(3) DEN(o)-LAX(o)-LHR(x)-MCT(or CAI)(x)-LON(x)-TFS(x)-LON(x)-HKG(x)-NRT(x)-SIN(x)-HKG-NRT(x)-JFK-SJU(x)-JFK(o)-LAX(o)-DEN(x)-MIA
46,768 miles 10 legs in true F
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=D...OR=&MAP-STYLE=
(4) ARN(o)-LHR(o)-MCT(or CAI)(x)-LHR(x)-HKG(x)-NRT(x)-SIN(x)-HKG(o)-NRT(x)-JFK(x)-SJU(x)-JFK(o)-LAX(o)-DEN(x)-DFW(o)-YVR(x)-LHR(o)-ARN
44064 miles 10 legs in true F
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=A...OR=&MAP-STYLE=
(1) ARN-LHR-MCT-LHR-SYD-PER-ALS-MEL-SYD-HKG-NRT-SIN-NRT-HKG-LHR-ARN 45,423 miles 9 legs in true F
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=A...OR=&MAP-STYLE=
(2) ARN-LHR-MCT(or CAI)-LHR-SYD-PER-ALS-MEL-SYD-HKG-NRT-SIN-NRT-HKG-JFK-LAX-DEN-MIA-ORD-LHR-ARN
57,695 miles 11 legs in true F
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=A...OR=&MAP-STYLE=
(3) DEN(o)-LAX(o)-LHR(x)-MCT(or CAI)(x)-LON(x)-TFS(x)-LON(x)-HKG(x)-NRT(x)-SIN(x)-HKG-NRT(x)-JFK-SJU(x)-JFK(o)-LAX(o)-DEN(x)-MIA
46,768 miles 10 legs in true F
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=D...OR=&MAP-STYLE=
(4) ARN(o)-LHR(o)-MCT(or CAI)(x)-LHR(x)-HKG(x)-NRT(x)-SIN(x)-HKG(o)-NRT(x)-JFK(x)-SJU(x)-JFK(o)-LAX(o)-DEN(x)-DFW(o)-YVR(x)-LHR(o)-ARN
44064 miles 10 legs in true F
http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gc?PATH=A...OR=&MAP-STYLE=
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Jul 30, 2007 | 4:39 pm
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ARN-LHR-LAX-xMIA-DEN-MIA-JFK-HKG-SIN-NRT-BKK-HKG-MEL-WLG-BNE-NOU-SYD-xLHR-DXB-xLHR-ARN
58389 miles
11 legs in Intl or Transcon First
We could do a side trip to Russia at the beginning.
We could also break it up seasonally:
ARN(side trip to Russia)-LHR-LAX-xMIA-DEN in the summer, then
DEN-MIA-JFK-HKG-SIN-NRT-BKK-HKG-MEL-WLG-BNE-NOU-SYD-xLHR-DXB-xLHR-ARN in Nov-Jan.
I think the SYD-xLHR-DXB run would be exhausting, though.
Jul 30, 2007 | 5:04 pm
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Jul 30, 2007 | 5:25 pm
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BNE-NOU on QF is only 1 or 2 times a week. NOU-SYD is FSaSu I believe. IIRC other flights are on a codeshare not eligible for xonex.
Jul 30, 2007 | 6:00 pm
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Good point. SYD-NOU is a few more miles as well. So it will really come down to whether there's something in BNE we want to do and whether the BNE-NOU flights work with our overall plans.
Jul 30, 2007 | 6:01 pm
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