Route Check Please
 

Hi, please give me your thoughts on the validity of this route for a LONE4

AKL-SYD-PER-HKG-SEL,HKG-NRT-DFW-LAX-ORD-LAX-LHR-HEL-NRT-PER-ADL

Is the open jaw at the end permissible?
Is it permissible to stop in PER twice if the rest of SWP are transits? How is ADL treated?

Thanks, Paul

You cannot start in AKL and end in ADL.
You are allowed two stopovers in the continent of origin you can use them in the same city if you desire.

Thanks - Am I correct then in thinking that it is impossible to commence an xONEx in NZ and go to Perth twice?

No, just change your original routing to AKL-SYD-PER-HKG-SEL,HKG-NRT-DFW-LAX-ORD-LHR-HEL-NRT-PER-ADL-AKL (unless QF has dropped ADL-AKL service recently in which case I suppose you could have a surface segment ADL-MEL and fly MEL-AKL). And you just might have a flat tire on the way to the airport and miss that flight to AKL.

QF has dropped ADL-AKL not that recently (1 or 2 years ago).

They've definitely dropped the ADL-AKL flights and won't subtstituting in the PER-ADL,MEL-AKL idea breach the 4 segment rule and overall 16 segment rule?

Unless I can't count any more then AKL-SYD-PER-HKG-SEL,HKG-NRT-DFW-LAX-ORD-LHR-HEL-NRT-PER-ADL,MEL-AKL would still only be 16 segments, and the 4 per continent limit is on flight segments, so I think that is OK.

Yep sorry my bad reading I hadn't notice that Jerry had removed my ORD-LAX flight (which works OK for me anyway).

Do others concur with Christep on the 4 flights segments plus a ground leg being OK in SWP?? I'm hoping so as this will be a great solution for me.

The 'ground leg' does not count against your Continental limit - but does count as one of the maximum 16 ticket segments.

Beautiful!

I need to commence this LONE4 next week (Wed). I assume that the rulle allowing booking and ticketing within 7 days is still good?

I want this on AA stock - would the recommended process be to call the AA RTW desk to book and have them send to Australia (mindpearl) for issue and payment in NZ$'s?

Thanks for all the help. (This gets me to SEL to commence a DONE4. Surprisingly difficult to get a reasonable airfare to SEL from Oz so figured that might as well do it via an LONE4) :D

AA have an office in Sydney. Have a look on AFF

To book on AA you can:

1) use the oneworld booking tools have an AA flight number as you first segemnt or

2) look at the following AFF thread: http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/comm...esk-12473.html

To summarize the process and include what I have learned in relation to booking XoNEx's from Oz is to follow this process (Substitue NZ for Oz as appropriate):

1. Prepare a list of each exact flight you wish to book, using seatcounter.com (or other tool) to ensure the availability of L class.
2. Veryify the booking using MileageMonkey (oneworld explorer validator)
3. Call AA Around the World (ATW) booking desk
4. Tell them you wish to book an economy class oneworld Explore fare starting from Australia and wish to pay for it and ticket it in Australia.
5. Advise your segments, they will book them, offer advice and otherwise assist.
6. When complete, they will send it to AA in Ireland for pricing, this may take a day.
7. In any case obtain the AA Sabre booking reference code.
8. Check this booking on AA.com for errors and if there are any, call thr ATW desk to advise and fix.
9. A day later call the ATW desk again, armed with your booking reference, they should by now have this priced in Australian Dollars.
10. Note the amount, thank them and advise you will call AA in Australia to arrange ticketing.
11. Call AA in Australia to arrange ticketing; you will be charged in Australian Dollars.
12. You will be emailed an cc authorization for, you fill this out and fax it to the number specified.
13. Your CC will be billed and the booking ticketed, E-ticket receipts will arrive in the mail soon after.

Thanks serfty. I suspect I may be booking via the AA RTW although will give the online tool a cursory bash.

Interestingly I can't find anything about the AA routes from SEL. SEL is not even listed on AA's pdf timetable and EF shows nothing as well. Only place to see any route seems to be via the Korean aA site??

I paid for 2 LONE4 tickets for myself and Mrs P last October - by providing AA Australia with my cc details over the phone