Booking the second flight of a Oneworld RTW award

[fersea]

After much heartache and comments on here about how hard it was to get an award seat to Santiago in Feb next year, I have finally got one. (not my preferred date but I will make it work and if I get the opportunity to change to a preferred date I will later on)

I purposely booked my first flight for 48K points as soon as it was available due to the lack of availability on the Aus-South America leg and following the advice on here, will add to further flights as they become available and wear the change points penalty.

My question is now what should I do with my second and third flights? These will not yet take me up to the 140K award threshold. Therefore do I book them as individual flights and then get them combined when I book my fourth flight (which will take me up to the 140K threshold) or do I need to continually make changes to my original (first flight booking).

(Note - I do have about 85K more points than the 140K necessary so if I need points to come off then come back, I have a bit to play with)

Once again thank you to AFF members for all their advice. Before I joined this forum I did know a little re the 140K RTW award but I have learned so much more plus have used AA buy miles to book another holiday this year including my first ever first class flight. There is no way I would have learned all of this without advice of members here.

 

[love_the_life]

Hi fersea glad to hear you managed to get a flight! Did one come up or did you go through a family member to book?

 

[fersea]

thanks Love_the_life.

One ended up coming up on 16 February. In some ways a bit late for one tour and too early for the next but I will make it work or if possible change if a more preferable date comes up, but I thought I had better pounce when I could.

Didn't really fancy flying AUS - USA and then South American all in economy. AUS - NZ, 23 hour stopover and onto Santiago sounds a lot more bearable and will conform to the 140K award.