![]() So it pays to check what origin makes sense for you if you consider issuing one. For example, when the pandemic started, I was on the tail end of a Karachi-issued DGLOB34. The price of these Oneworld products fluctuates depending on currency moves. The exit of LATAM has made traveling within South America practically impossible on Oneworld. This was very beneficial when LATAM was part of the alliance and when they flew from Easter Island to Papeete once a week, creating a direct connection between French Polynesia and South America, and you could have a stopover in Easter Island as well. I did several DGLOB34s that allow Qantas codeshares on non-Oneworld airline Air Tahiti Nui to/from Papeete (French Polynesia). I will probably need to reconsider my crediting strategy once I hit 35,000 lifetime TPs with BA, which earns me a lifetime Gold (Oneworld Emerald). However, from a pure miles earnings perspective, I would likely be better off if I credited the entire ticket to American Airlines AAdvantage. If my calculations are correct, this earns 1,700 TPs and quite a few Avios. So why do I like Perth so much? 140 TPs, of course. The problem I have in the South West Pacific (SWP) is that those Qantas flights to/from Fiji only earn 40 BA Tier Points (TP) each, while shorter European flights earn 80.Īlso, if the flights are a few miles longer, they would earn 140 TPs. The ticket can be issued on the stock of any of the airlines that markets one of the flights between different regions (British Airways, Qantas, or Cathay Pacific on this itinerary), and mine was on BA. The price came to 7469 euros + travel agent fee. We were able to find BA availability to GRU. ![]() There was no availability for the LHR-EZE, and my agent suggested that I would take Iberia’s flight instead (CMN-MAD-EZE), but I am not a fan of their product or service. I hadn’t checked any flight availability at this point and had to make two changes.įinnair doesn’t operate HEL-DXB during the time frame I would take the flight. I then made the rest of the itinerary for the second half of 2023 and tried to ensure that I was within the rules:ĬMB-MLE ASIA FLIGHT #2 & ASIA STOPOVER #1 I estimated that these would probably cost around $3K, and there might have been a possibility to use miles on some parts. These are the set of flights that I would have needed even without issuing a DONE4. Third step: London – Helsinki (LHR-HEL).My first step: Tokyo to Male (TYO-CMB-MLE).I then start plugging airports into the Great Circle Map: The most helpful tool is airline route maps (remember the ones you could find in every in-flight magazine), and I tend to have a few open in browser tabs. I generally have a good idea of the various routes these airlines operate. Maximum number of flights within each region.Only two stopovers in the continent of origin.I chose to display the American Airlines published RTW-fares ex-Japan, but most alliance airlines have them available. Oneworld Alliance Weak In Select Markets (South America huge hole).Some Airlines Don’t Want To Touch Them (theoretically, all Oneworld airlines should be able to issue and service these).Difficult To Book (you need to use a travel agent or the airline’s RTW desk).Rules Complicated (you need to know what you are doing).Miles Earnings (reasonable earnings rate).Changes (you can make changes within the rules after starting the trip – several times).Travel may originate at any point for which fares are published and must terminate at the same point.Crossing Atlantic & Pacific Oceans once only. ![]()
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