Hi All,
I've been reading this forum for a little while and learned a lot from it. We're planning to do a xONE4 trip, but like to structure it so we can have like a 2 trip in 1 year, ie USA this year and Europe/Asia next year. We want to do the AAdvantage platinum challenge at the same time. I'm using the Oneworld planner below, so there may be some bugs there.
Round the World Planner Itinerary Details - 2007 RTW split
9/07/2007 Through 30/06/2008
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Total City Count: 18
Total Sector Count: 19
Total Region Count: 4
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City: Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Sectors: 2
Flight details
Depart: SYD - Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Arrive: BOS - Boston, United States (Logan)
Via: LAX - Los Angeles, United States (Los Angeles)
Leg 1:
Depart: SYD 1:25p 9/07/2007 Terminal: 1
Arrive: LAX 9:45a 9/07/2007 Terminal: 4
Flight: AA 7363 - American Airlines
744 - Boeing 747-400 Passenger
Operating Carrier: Qantas Airways
Connecting flight leaves in 3 hours 40 minutes
Leg 2:
Depart: LAX 1:25p 9/07/2007 Terminal: 4
Arrive: BOS 9:55p 9/07/2007 Terminal: B
Flight: AA 264 - American Airlines
757 - Boeing 757 Passenger
Operating Carrier: American Airlines
Total Duration: 22 hours 30 minutes
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City: Boston, United States (Logan)
Sectors: 2
Flight details
Depart: BOS - Boston, United States (Logan)
Arrive: SLC - Salt Lake City, United States (Salt Lake City)
Via: DFW - Dallas, United States (Dallas/Ft. Worth)
Leg 1:
Depart: BOS 7:00a 17/07/2007 Terminal: B
Arrive: DFW 9:55a 17/07/2007
Flight: AA 631 - American Airlines
M83 - Boeing (Douglas) MD-83
Operating Carrier: American Airlines
Connecting flight leaves in 50 minutes
Leg 2:
Depart: DFW 10:45a 17/07/2007 Terminal: C
Arrive: SLC 12:20p 17/07/2007 Terminal: 1
Flight: AA 1091 - American Airlines
M80 - Boeing (Douglas) MD-80
Operating Carrier: American Airlines
Total Duration: 7 hours 20 minutes
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City: Salt Lake City, United States (Salt Lake City)
Sectors: 1
*** No Flight Details ***
No direct flight and will purchase separate ticket SLC - LAS
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City: Las Vegas, United States (McCarran)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: LAS - Las Vegas, United States (McCarran)
Arrive: LAX - Los Angeles, United States (Los Angeles)
Leg 1:
Depart: LAS 6:35p 27/07/2007 Terminal: 1
Arrive: LAX 7:45p 27/07/2007 Terminal: 4
Flight: AA 3108 - American Airlines
ERD - Embraer RJ140
Operating Carrier: American Airlines
Total Duration: 1 hours 10 minutes
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City: Los Angeles, United States (Los Angeles)
Sectors: 1
*** No Flight Details ***
LAX - SYD by award flight 27 Jul 07
SYD - LAX by award flight 1 May 08
continue xONE4 trip LAX - YVR 1 May 08 by AA on Air Alaska metal?
Is it possible?
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City: Vancouver, Canada (Vancouver)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: YVR - Vancouver, Canada (Vancouver)
Arrive: LHR - London, United Kingdom (Heathrow)
Leg 1:
Depart: YVR 8:30p 2/05/2008 Terminal: M
Arrive: LHR 1:35p 3/05/2008 Terminal: 1
Flight: BA 84 - British Airways
747 - Boeing 747 Passenger
Operating Carrier: British Airways
Total Duration: 9 hours 5 minutes
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City: London, United Kingdom (Heathrow)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: LHR - London, United Kingdom (Heathrow)
Arrive: ATH - Athens, Greece (Eleftherios Venizelos)
Leg 1:
Depart: LHR 12:25p 10/05/2008 Terminal: 1
Arrive: ATH 6:05p 10/05/2008
Flight: BA 632 - British Airways
767 - Boeing 767 Passenger
Operating Carrier: British Airways
Total Duration: 3 hours 40 minutes
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City: Athens, Greece (Eleftherios Venizelos)
Sectors: 1
*** No Flight Details ***
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City: Budapest, Hungary (Ferihegy)
Sectors: 1
*** No Flight Details ***
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City: Rome, Italy (Fiumicino)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: FCO - Rome, Italy (Fiumicino)
Arrive: HKG - Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Leg 1:
Depart: FCO 12:50p 29/05/2008 Terminal: C
Arrive: HKG 6:25a 30/05/2008
Flight: CX 292 - Cathay Pacific Airways
744 - Boeing 747-400 Passenger
Operating Carrier: Cathay Pacific Airways
Total Duration: 11 hours 35 minutes
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City: Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: HKG - Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Arrive: CGK - Jakarta, Indonesia (Soekarno-Hatta)
Leg 1:
Depart: HKG 9:20a 31/05/2008
Arrive: CGK 1:05p 31/05/2008 Terminal: 2
Flight: CX 777 - Cathay Pacific Airways
343 - Airbus Industrie A340-300
Operating Carrier: Cathay Pacific Airways
Total Duration: 4 hours 45 minutes
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City: Jakarta, Indonesia (Soekarno-Hatta)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: CGK - Jakarta, Indonesia (Soekarno-Hatta)
Arrive: NRT - Tokyo, Japan (Narita)
Leg 1:
Depart: CGK 10:10p 4/06/2008 Terminal: 2
Arrive: NRT 7:25a 5/06/2008 Terminal: 2
Flight: JL 726 - JAL
777 - Boeing 777 Passenger
Operating Carrier: JL for JO
Total Duration: 7 hours 15 minutes
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City: Tokyo, Japan (Narita)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: NRT - Tokyo, Japan (Narita)
Arrive: SIN - Singapore, Singapore (Changi)
Leg 1:
Depart: NRT 10:55a 6/06/2008 Terminal: 2
Arrive: SIN 5:35p 6/06/2008 Terminal: 1
Flight: JL 719 - JAL
777 - Boeing 777 Passenger
Operating Carrier: JAL
Total Duration: 7 hours 40 minutes
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City: Singapore, Singapore (Changi)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: SIN - Singapore, Singapore (Changi)
Arrive: SYD - Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Leg 1:
Depart: SIN 8:00p 16/06/2008 Terminal: 1
Arrive: SYD 6:50a 17/06/2008 Terminal: 1
Flight: BA 15 - British Airways
777 - Boeing 777 Passenger
Operating Carrier: British Airways
Total Duration: 7 hours 50 minutes
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City: Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: SYD - Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Arrive: DRW - Darwin, Australia (Darwin)
Leg 1:
Depart: SYD 10:10a 27/06/2008 Terminal: 1
Arrive: DRW 1:00p 27/06/2008
Flight: QF 123 - Qantas Airways
333 - Airbus Industrie A330-300
Operating Carrier: Qantas Airways
Total Duration: 4 hours 20 minutes
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City: Darwin, Australia (Darwin)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: DRW - Darwin, Australia (Darwin)
Arrive: PER - Perth, Australia (Perth)
Leg 1:
Depart: DRW 2:20p 27/06/2008
Arrive: PER 5:35p 27/06/2008 Terminal: 2
Flight: QF 793 - Qantas Airways
73H - Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger
Operating Carrier: Qantas Airways
Total Duration: 3 hours 45 minutes
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City: Perth, Australia (Perth)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: PER - Perth, Australia (Perth)
Arrive: SYD - Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Leg 1:
Depart: PER 4:20p 30/06/2008 Terminal: 2
Arrive: SYD 10:20p 30/06/2008 Terminal: 3
Flight: QF 566 - Qantas Airways
743 - Boeing 747-300 / 747-100/200 SUD Passenger
Operating Carrier: Qantas Airways
Total Duration: 4 hours 0 minutes
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City: Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Sectors: 0
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Warnings
1. Flight date (27/06/2008) is on the same date as previous flight (27/06/2008)
I like to have some comments from the experts regarding our itinerary. I'm tossing whether to do DONE4 or LONE4 with BA WT+ (how much extra?). I value my sleep and I can never get any reasonable sleep in long haul Y. I've never taken any long haul J. I've read that J in BA is very good for sleeping, that's why I try to use BA as much as possible. May be someone beg to differ?
The European leg is still not fixed, but they are relatively short flights. Any comments on Malev?
How do you overcome the problem of 1 transcontinental flight only in Australia? Can I only have less than 24hr transit in Darwin? I like to stay more than 24hr if possible.
Thank you so much in advance.
I've been reading this forum for a little while and learned a lot from it. We're planning to do a xONE4 trip, but like to structure it so we can have like a 2 trip in 1 year, ie USA this year and Europe/Asia next year. We want to do the AAdvantage platinum challenge at the same time. I'm using the Oneworld planner below, so there may be some bugs there.
Round the World Planner Itinerary Details - 2007 RTW split
9/07/2007 Through 30/06/2008
------------------------------------------------------------
Total City Count: 18
Total Sector Count: 19
Total Region Count: 4
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City: Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Sectors: 2
Flight details
Depart: SYD - Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Arrive: BOS - Boston, United States (Logan)
Via: LAX - Los Angeles, United States (Los Angeles)
Leg 1:
Depart: SYD 1:25p 9/07/2007 Terminal: 1
Arrive: LAX 9:45a 9/07/2007 Terminal: 4
Flight: AA 7363 - American Airlines
744 - Boeing 747-400 Passenger
Operating Carrier: Qantas Airways
Connecting flight leaves in 3 hours 40 minutes
Leg 2:
Depart: LAX 1:25p 9/07/2007 Terminal: 4
Arrive: BOS 9:55p 9/07/2007 Terminal: B
Flight: AA 264 - American Airlines
757 - Boeing 757 Passenger
Operating Carrier: American Airlines
Total Duration: 22 hours 30 minutes
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City: Boston, United States (Logan)
Sectors: 2
Flight details
Depart: BOS - Boston, United States (Logan)
Arrive: SLC - Salt Lake City, United States (Salt Lake City)
Via: DFW - Dallas, United States (Dallas/Ft. Worth)
Leg 1:
Depart: BOS 7:00a 17/07/2007 Terminal: B
Arrive: DFW 9:55a 17/07/2007
Flight: AA 631 - American Airlines
M83 - Boeing (Douglas) MD-83
Operating Carrier: American Airlines
Connecting flight leaves in 50 minutes
Leg 2:
Depart: DFW 10:45a 17/07/2007 Terminal: C
Arrive: SLC 12:20p 17/07/2007 Terminal: 1
Flight: AA 1091 - American Airlines
M80 - Boeing (Douglas) MD-80
Operating Carrier: American Airlines
Total Duration: 7 hours 20 minutes
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City: Salt Lake City, United States (Salt Lake City)
Sectors: 1
*** No Flight Details ***
No direct flight and will purchase separate ticket SLC - LAS
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City: Las Vegas, United States (McCarran)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: LAS - Las Vegas, United States (McCarran)
Arrive: LAX - Los Angeles, United States (Los Angeles)
Leg 1:
Depart: LAS 6:35p 27/07/2007 Terminal: 1
Arrive: LAX 7:45p 27/07/2007 Terminal: 4
Flight: AA 3108 - American Airlines
ERD - Embraer RJ140
Operating Carrier: American Airlines
Total Duration: 1 hours 10 minutes
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City: Los Angeles, United States (Los Angeles)
Sectors: 1
*** No Flight Details ***
LAX - SYD by award flight 27 Jul 07
SYD - LAX by award flight 1 May 08
continue xONE4 trip LAX - YVR 1 May 08 by AA on Air Alaska metal?
Is it possible?
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City: Vancouver, Canada (Vancouver)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: YVR - Vancouver, Canada (Vancouver)
Arrive: LHR - London, United Kingdom (Heathrow)
Leg 1:
Depart: YVR 8:30p 2/05/2008 Terminal: M
Arrive: LHR 1:35p 3/05/2008 Terminal: 1
Flight: BA 84 - British Airways
747 - Boeing 747 Passenger
Operating Carrier: British Airways
Total Duration: 9 hours 5 minutes
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City: London, United Kingdom (Heathrow)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: LHR - London, United Kingdom (Heathrow)
Arrive: ATH - Athens, Greece (Eleftherios Venizelos)
Leg 1:
Depart: LHR 12:25p 10/05/2008 Terminal: 1
Arrive: ATH 6:05p 10/05/2008
Flight: BA 632 - British Airways
767 - Boeing 767 Passenger
Operating Carrier: British Airways
Total Duration: 3 hours 40 minutes
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City: Athens, Greece (Eleftherios Venizelos)
Sectors: 1
*** No Flight Details ***
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City: Budapest, Hungary (Ferihegy)
Sectors: 1
*** No Flight Details ***
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City: Rome, Italy (Fiumicino)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: FCO - Rome, Italy (Fiumicino)
Arrive: HKG - Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Leg 1:
Depart: FCO 12:50p 29/05/2008 Terminal: C
Arrive: HKG 6:25a 30/05/2008
Flight: CX 292 - Cathay Pacific Airways
744 - Boeing 747-400 Passenger
Operating Carrier: Cathay Pacific Airways
Total Duration: 11 hours 35 minutes
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City: Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: HKG - Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Arrive: CGK - Jakarta, Indonesia (Soekarno-Hatta)
Leg 1:
Depart: HKG 9:20a 31/05/2008
Arrive: CGK 1:05p 31/05/2008 Terminal: 2
Flight: CX 777 - Cathay Pacific Airways
343 - Airbus Industrie A340-300
Operating Carrier: Cathay Pacific Airways
Total Duration: 4 hours 45 minutes
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City: Jakarta, Indonesia (Soekarno-Hatta)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: CGK - Jakarta, Indonesia (Soekarno-Hatta)
Arrive: NRT - Tokyo, Japan (Narita)
Leg 1:
Depart: CGK 10:10p 4/06/2008 Terminal: 2
Arrive: NRT 7:25a 5/06/2008 Terminal: 2
Flight: JL 726 - JAL
777 - Boeing 777 Passenger
Operating Carrier: JL for JO
Total Duration: 7 hours 15 minutes
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City: Tokyo, Japan (Narita)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: NRT - Tokyo, Japan (Narita)
Arrive: SIN - Singapore, Singapore (Changi)
Leg 1:
Depart: NRT 10:55a 6/06/2008 Terminal: 2
Arrive: SIN 5:35p 6/06/2008 Terminal: 1
Flight: JL 719 - JAL
777 - Boeing 777 Passenger
Operating Carrier: JAL
Total Duration: 7 hours 40 minutes
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City: Singapore, Singapore (Changi)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: SIN - Singapore, Singapore (Changi)
Arrive: SYD - Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Leg 1:
Depart: SIN 8:00p 16/06/2008 Terminal: 1
Arrive: SYD 6:50a 17/06/2008 Terminal: 1
Flight: BA 15 - British Airways
777 - Boeing 777 Passenger
Operating Carrier: British Airways
Total Duration: 7 hours 50 minutes
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City: Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: SYD - Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Arrive: DRW - Darwin, Australia (Darwin)
Leg 1:
Depart: SYD 10:10a 27/06/2008 Terminal: 1
Arrive: DRW 1:00p 27/06/2008
Flight: QF 123 - Qantas Airways
333 - Airbus Industrie A330-300
Operating Carrier: Qantas Airways
Total Duration: 4 hours 20 minutes
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City: Darwin, Australia (Darwin)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: DRW - Darwin, Australia (Darwin)
Arrive: PER - Perth, Australia (Perth)
Leg 1:
Depart: DRW 2:20p 27/06/2008
Arrive: PER 5:35p 27/06/2008 Terminal: 2
Flight: QF 793 - Qantas Airways
73H - Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger
Operating Carrier: Qantas Airways
Total Duration: 3 hours 45 minutes
------------------------------------------------------------
City: Perth, Australia (Perth)
Sectors: 1
Flight details
Depart: PER - Perth, Australia (Perth)
Arrive: SYD - Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Leg 1:
Depart: PER 4:20p 30/06/2008 Terminal: 2
Arrive: SYD 10:20p 30/06/2008 Terminal: 3
Flight: QF 566 - Qantas Airways
743 - Boeing 747-300 / 747-100/200 SUD Passenger
Operating Carrier: Qantas Airways
Total Duration: 4 hours 0 minutes
------------------------------------------------------------
City: Sydney, Australia (Kingsford Smith)
Sectors: 0
------------------------------------------------------------
Warnings
1. Flight date (27/06/2008) is on the same date as previous flight (27/06/2008)
I like to have some comments from the experts regarding our itinerary. I'm tossing whether to do DONE4 or LONE4 with BA WT+ (how much extra?). I value my sleep and I can never get any reasonable sleep in long haul Y. I've never taken any long haul J. I've read that J in BA is very good for sleeping, that's why I try to use BA as much as possible. May be someone beg to differ?
The European leg is still not fixed, but they are relatively short flights. Any comments on Malev?
How do you overcome the problem of 1 transcontinental flight only in Australia? Can I only have less than 24hr transit in Darwin? I like to stay more than 24hr if possible.
Thank you so much in advance.