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Old Sep 8, 2023 | 8:05 am
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Booking flight with multiple SA members

Hi everyone!

I have priced out a multi-city trip on googleflights from Prague (PRG) to New Caledonia (NOU), and it has come out significantly cheaper than any similar round trip options. The only issue is that the itinerary includes segments on Lufthansa, Qantas, Air New Zealand, and Swiss. Google flights will give me an option to book through Gotogate or Travelstart, but I of course always prefer to book flights (especially expensive ones) through the airline itself. For the airline option, it told me to call Lufthansa to book.

I tried to price the same itinerary on each of airlines listed above websites, and of course had no luck there either. So I tried calling Lufthansa, but the agent I talked to was unable to price the flight as I found it. He told me that I should book directly through staralliance.com. Problem is that as far as I can tell, staralliance.com does not have a multi-city booking feature.

Anyways, I feel as if I have exhausted all options, and was wondering if anyone had advice on how to actually book this itinerary? I will list it out below, and can also attach a link to the googleflights offer.

Thanks a bunch in advance! I really appreciate your help.

Flight 1:
September 21st, 2023
Prague (PRG) to Los Angeles (LAX) 8:50AM to 3:20PM (stop in MUC)
Flight 2:
September 21st, 2023
Los Angeles (LAX) to Noumea (NOU) 9:20PM to 3:05PM+2 (stop in BNE)
Flight 3:
December 12th, 2023
Noumea (NOU) to Los Angeles (LAX) 11:20AM to 2:30PM (stop in AKL)
Flight 4:
December 12th, 2023
Los Angeles (LAX) to Prague (PRG) 7:20PM to 6:55PM+1 (stop in ZRH)

Link to google flights routing
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Old Sep 8, 2023 | 4:47 pm
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The only issue is that the itinerary includes segments on Lufthansa, Qantas, Air New Zealand, and Swiss
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September 21st, 2023
Los Angeles (LAX) to Noumea (NOU) 9:20PM to 3:05PM+2 (stop in BNE)
Qantas is not a Star Alliance airline. Is a member of the Oneworld alliance. (AA, BA, JL, CX, QR etc)
LH does have RTW type fare

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ton...tional_Airport
Options to/from NOU are very limited. Another option is a *separate* ticket from NZ/AU/Japan to-from NOU.
Be very aware of all the visa/ETA's needed for each county, including any air side transits. . USA does not have the concept of transit. NZ, for many passports, requires a ETA and $$ even for air side transit. Check carefully.

A map from the Great Circle Mapper - Great Circle Mapper
Air NZ (Star) LAX-AKL-NOU-AKL-LAX would be simplier.

Edit
OP's other thread on this trip. But with Air NZ instead of the 2 QF flights
--> https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...-phone-ua.html
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Old Sep 14, 2023 | 7:22 am
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LH/LX has fares filed that prefer a routing via Asia, not transpacific.
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Old Sep 16, 2023 | 2:31 pm
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It is definitely bookable directly with LH group.

V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
1 KNCCZ K R 928.00 ---- -/ /12M AP01
PASSENGER TYPE-ADT AUTO PRICE-YES
FROM-PRG TO-NOU CXR-LH TVL-16SEP23 RULE-M0CZ IPRAP/307
FARE BASIS-KNCCZ SPECIAL FARE DIS-E VENDOR-ATP
FARE TYPE-XPV RT-2ND LEVEL INSTANT PURCHASE NONREF
CZK 21253 CONS E06SEP22 D-INFINITY FC-KNCCZ FN-
SYSTEM DATES - CREATED 06SEP22/0113 EXPIRES INFINITY

**** CONSTRUCTED ROUTING PRG-NOU/LH EF-06SEP22 DIS-INDEF
**PUBLISHED PRG-AKL EURG/4 PUBLISHED ROUTING 5004
**ADDON DST NOU EURG/4 PUBLISHED ROUTING 5004

/VIA THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC/
MAP CONSTRUCTED LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT
1. PRG-VL/LH/EN/4Y-ZRH/VIE/MUC/GVA/FRA/DUS/CGN/BRU-VL/LH/EN/
4Y-ZRH/VIE/MUC/GVA/FRA/DUS/CGN/BRU-VL/LH/4Y-YYC/YVR/YUL/
YTO/YOW/YMQ/WAS/TPA/SJO/SFO/SEA/SAN/PHX/PHL/ORL/NYC/MIA/
MEX/MCO/LAX/LAS/HOU/EWR/DTT/DFW/DEN/CUN/CLT/CHI/BOS/AUS/
ATL-UA/NZ/LH/AC/4Y-YVR/YTO/SFO/RAR/NYC/LAX/HOU/HNL/EWR/
DFW/CHI-VA/UA/TN/QF/NZ/LH/JQ/AC/4Y-SYD/MEL/BNE-VA/UA/TN/
SB/QF/NZ/LH/JQ/AC/4Y-NOU
2. PRG-VL/LH/EN/4Y-ZRH/VIE/MUC/GVA/FRA/DUS/CGN/BRU-VL/LH/EN/
4Y-ZRH/VIE/MUC/GVA/FRA/DUS/CGN/BRU-VL/LH/4Y-SAO/RIO/BUE-
QF/LH/LA/4Y-SCL-QF/LH/LA/4Y-SYD/MEL-VA/TN/SB/QF/NZ/LH/JQ/
4Y-NOU
3. PRG-VL/LH/EN/4Y-ZRH/VIE/MUC/GVA/FRA/DUS/CGN/BRU-VL/LH/EN/
4Y-ZRH/VIE/MUC/GVA/FRA/DUS/CGN/BRU-VL/LH/4Y-YYC/YVR/YUL/
YTO/YOW/YMQ/WAS/TPA/SJO/SFO/SEA/SAN/PHX/PHL/ORL/NYC/MIA/
MEX/MCO/LAX/LAS/HOU/EWR/DTT/DFW/DEN/CUN/CLT/CHI/BOS/AUS/
ATL-UA/NZ/LH/AC/AA/4Y-YVR/SFO/RAR/PPT/LAX/HOU/HNL/CHI-UA/
TN/NZ/LH/AC/AA/4Y-WLG/CHC/AKL-TN/SB/NZ/LH/JQ/4Y-NOU
4. PRG-VL/LH/EN/4Y-ZRH/VIE/MUC/GVA/FRA/DUS/CGN/BRU-VL/LH/EN/
4Y-ZRH/VIE/MUC/GVA/FRA/DUS/CGN/BRU-VL/LH/4Y-SAO/RIO/BUE-
NZ/LH/LA/4Y-BUE-NZ/LH/4Y-WLG/CHC/AKL-TN/SB/NZ/LH/JQ/4Y-
NOU
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