Taking the long-way-round
Oct 27, 2012 | 10:27 pm
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Taking the long-way-round
Sometime in the new year, I will be traveling LAX-SIN for work. On the way back, I have the option to retrace my outbound path or kick in a little extra money and just keep heading west on a USA carrier/codeshare.
For those that have done it, is there enough justification to shell out $400 essentially for RTW bragging rights?
If not, I will probably stop in Tokyo for a weekend, take in the sights, and make my US-bound semi-otaku friends happy.
For those that have done it, is there enough justification to shell out $400 essentially for RTW bragging rights?
If not, I will probably stop in Tokyo for a weekend, take in the sights, and make my US-bound semi-otaku friends happy.
Oct 28, 2012 | 1:20 am
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Oct 28, 2012 | 1:35 am
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Can't unfortunately. Work says it must be a USA airline on the ticket (metal doesn't matter). Otherwise very bad for me.
Little frustrating as it appears I can't get an AA/UA/DL/US ticket from SIN direct to any of the gateways that fly west to the USA. Anybody know of any routes I may have overlooked? I tried the usual suspects.
Little frustrating as it appears I can't get an AA/UA/DL/US ticket from SIN direct to any of the gateways that fly west to the USA. Anybody know of any routes I may have overlooked? I tried the usual suspects.
Oct 28, 2012 | 1:38 am
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Can't unfortunately. Work says it must be a USA airline on the ticket (metal doesn't matter). Otherwise very bad for me.
Little frustrating as it appears I can't get an AA/UA/DL/US ticket from SIN direct to any of the gateways that fly west to the USA. Anybody know of any routes I may have overlooked? I tried the usual suspects.
Little frustrating as it appears I can't get an AA/UA/DL/US ticket from SIN direct to any of the gateways that fly west to the USA. Anybody know of any routes I may have overlooked? I tried the usual suspects.
Try booking the whole trip as RTW with a US alliance.
Oct 28, 2012 | 1:55 am
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What does that mean, exactly? Do you mean the ticket has to be purchased from and issued by a US-based airline, or that all flights on the ticket must have a codeshare with a US-based airline, or something else entirely? The former is very easy to achieve, and even codeshares should be doable (although perhaps not with a carrier or routing you prefer)
Oct 28, 2012 | 10:09 am
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I can stop on the way if I'm heading westbound (not too many places though).
Work requires that it be a USA carrier flight number, they don't care who sells or operates it.
If UA operates a flight SIN-DXB or SIN-LHR and the tickets says UA- Great.
If if DL sells me the ticket but it says AF- No Go.
If AA sells me a ticket on QF but it says AA24689 on the ticket- OK.
Work requires that it be a USA carrier flight number, they don't care who sells or operates it.
If UA operates a flight SIN-DXB or SIN-LHR and the tickets says UA- Great.
If if DL sells me the ticket but it says AF- No Go.
If AA sells me a ticket on QF but it says AA24689 on the ticket- OK.