Article: Great Value Round-the-World Tickets with Finnair & Lufthansa

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I'm after a ticket that will get me from any Asian city to North America and Europe and back. Australia is not required.

Thanks for the tip re RTW ex-Japan. Will have a look at it.

There’s quite a lot of deals ex-CGK (I’m in the middle of one to Europe on CX!).

AA/QR had some fares to JFK (and potentially other US east coast ports). Not sure if this is specifically still available but could be worth checking.

AA codeshare QR J [QSuites] Jakarta to New York (and PHL?) from US$2,636

Saw this earlier. If it was QR codes, it should earn 520 QF SCs return (plus anything to/from CGK). I believe AA codes will earn the same since operating carrier is still OW? https://loyaltylobby.com/2022/11/05/airfare-of-the-day-qsuites-qatar-airways-jakarta-to-new-york-from-2636/ Last time I...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

Perhaps US-Euro as a seperate ticket? I doubt you can open jaw.

More recently, ANA/UA:

ANA/UA Business class Jakarta to NYC (EWR) - US$2,515

Yet another deal ex CGK…. https://loyaltylobby.com/2022/11/21/airfare-of-the-day-business-class-ana-united-jakarta-to-new-york-from-2515/

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[winfred]

I did the CGK-JFK trip I June flying AA/QR. I did not get the QSuites and AA was just average. I found the $2.6k fare on Google Flights and Kayak but got error messages when I tried to book it on AA's website. I ended up calling AA to book through them but $3k was the best I could get after trying many different flight options.

For my upcoming trip, I need to be in NYC, Dubai and London so the ideal itinerary is Any Asian City - DXB - London - NYC - Any Asian City or flying the other way. RTW and Finnair/Lufthansa option is attractive as long as the fare is low enough.

I am too attached to OW so I was reluctant to fly ANA/UA but may give it a try next time for the US$500 difference and with the possibility of trying the ANA new J class seat.