Zrs70 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 2881 posts, RR: 10 Posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 5409 times:
If you were to take a round the world trip, what cities/ countries would you fly to and on which airlines? I did one this year, and have one planned for next year. But here would be my ideal, purchased in Business through Star Alliance: (This fits the "under 29,000 miles restriction, comming in at 28,365 miles, calculated throug http://gc.kls2.com/):
KaiTakFan From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1586 posts, RR: 7 Reply 1, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 5372 times:
Trickijedi From United States of America, joined May 2001, 3266 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 5327 times:
OzarkD9S From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 4684 posts, RR: 23 Reply 3, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 5312 times:
Assuming I would get to spend a few days at each stop, had suffiecient time and funds, and starting from my home airport:
KUGN From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 615 posts, RR: 6 Reply 5, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 5281 times:
Tickjedi, would eastbound routing be easier on the passangers?
How about adding additional requirement in routing -- itinerary has to include at least 1-2 stops on each continent!
DesertJets From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 7677 posts, RR: 18 Reply 6, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 5302 times:
I'd also try to pull this one off and earn OnePass FF miles. I mean if you are going to fly around the world, at least be practical.
DCA-EWR (CO)
EWR-HNL (CO)
HNL-GUM on the 5-stop island hopper of course (CO)
GUM-NRT (CO)
NRT-HKG (NW)
HKG-AMS (KLM)
AMS-JNB-CPT (KLM)
CPT-JNB-AMS-LHR (KLM)
LHR-IAD (VS)
Plus I hit 4 (5 if you count Guam as Oceania) continents.
Stop drop and roll will not save you in hell. --- seen on a church marque in rural Virginia
Singapore_Air From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13711 posts, RR: 21 Reply 7, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 5274 times:
LHR - JNB (Virgin Atlantic Airways)
JNB - SIN (Singapore Airlines)
SIN - CDG (Singapore Airlines)
CDG - MAD (Singapore Airlines)
MAD - ZRH (Singapore Airlines)
ZRH - SIN (Singapore Airlines)
SIN - PER (Singapore Airlines)
PER - SYD (Virgin Blue)
SYD - SIN (Singapore Airlines)
SIN - SGN (Singapore Airlines)
SGN - SIN (Singapore Airlines)
SIN - NRT (All Nippon Airways)
NRT - HKG (Japan Airlines)
HKG - LAS (Singapore Airlines)
LAS - LAX (Southwest Airlines)
LAX - SFO (Southwest Airlines)
SFO - ORD (United Airlines)
ORD - AMS (Singapore Airlines)
AMS - NYC (Singapore Airlines)
NYC - FRA (Singapore Airlines)
FRA - LHR (bmi British Midland)
Hurricane From United States of America, joined Feb 2002, 1440 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 5225 times:
Marco From United Arab Emirates, joined Jul 2000, 4161 posts, RR: 17 Reply 11, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 5209 times:
Concorde1518 From United States of America, joined May 2001, 746 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 5204 times:
SMF-DFW
DFW-JFK
JFK-LHR (BA Concorde)
LHR-CDG
CDG-KUL
KUL-HKG (Since this is a dream, I'll fly into Kai Tak, thank you )
HKG-NRT
NRT-SFO
SFO-SMF
Airplanetire From United States of America, joined May 2001, 1809 posts, RR: 3 Reply 13, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 5196 times:
I'll be realistic and go with Star because they likely serve the most destinations, considering the number of airlines in the alliance, but correct me if I'm wrong.
Trickijedi From United States of America, joined May 2001, 3266 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 5182 times:
KUGN,
Yeah I thought about going starting off eastbound and then going around but I think I'd like to visit Asia first then that way I can mellow out in Amsterdam, if ya know what I mean. If you're referring to flight times and jetlag as far as going eastbound first, the way I look at it, I make up the time lost as soon as I get back home.
How about adding additional requirement in routing -- itinerary has to include at least 1-2 stops on each continent!
My itinerary fits your new criteria as well.
Its better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than be in the air wishing you were on the ground. Fly safe!
BH346 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3265 posts, RR: 17 Reply 15, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 5196 times:
ICT-DEN Frontier JetExpress CRJ
DEN-LAX United 777
LAX-LAS Hawaiian DC-10
LAS-PHX Southwest 737-700
PHX-PDX Alaska 737-400
PDX-GEG Horizon DHC-8-Q400
GEG-SEA Horizon DHC-8-Q400
LKE(Seattle Lake Union)-YWH(Victoria Inner Harbour Arpt) Kenmore Air Seaplanes DHC-2 Beaver
YWH-YVR West Coast Air DHC-2 Beaver
YVR-NRT Japan Airlines 747
HND(Tokyo Haneda)-CTS ANA 777-300
CTS-HIJ ANA 777-200
HIJ-KMI ANK 737-500
KMI-KIX ANK 737-500
KIX-OKA JAL 777-300
OKA-HKG JAL DC-10
HKG-SIN Cathay Pacific 777-300
SIN-LHR Singapore Airlines 747-400
LHR-NCE British Airways 767
NCE-FCO Alitalia ERJ
FCO-VCE Air One 737
VCE-MXP Alitalia MD-82
MXP-FRA Lufthansa 737-500
FRA-JFK Singapore Airlines 747-400
JFK-ATL Delta MD-11
ATL-MCO Delta 767-400
MCO-DFW Delta 767-300
DFW-ICT Delta CRJ
Northwest Airlines - Some People Just Know How to Fly
Fxra From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 683 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 5155 times:
While we're all dreaming. On no particular airlines or alliance, and given I had much money and a year to do it....
ATL (home)-GIG
GIG-EZE
EZE-AKL
AKL-SYD
SYD-PER
PER-HKG
HKG-BKK
BKK-SIN (probablyby land over a months time)
SIN-CPT
CPT-CAI
CAI-CMN
CMN-BCN
BCN-AMS
AMS-FCO
FCO-ATH
ATH-DUB
DUB-JFK
JFK-CUN-
CUN-ATL (back home again)
NOw, if i could manage this trip, I would spend a few months in Europe bouncing around trains and so forth. Same in Australia and Asia. Its amazing how fast the time (and the money) can go when your seeiong the world. Maybe after i win the lotto. UNtil, dreams and on segment at a time.
Jabpilot From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 423 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 5152 times:
Since this is a "dream flight", just stop me anywhere for fuel but fly me around the world on a Lear 35, GII, SR-71, B1-B and F-16 and I'll be happy!
Aviasian From Singapore, joined Jan 2001, 1453 posts, RR: 16 Reply 18, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 5177 times:
Without worrying about cost . . . or Frequent Flyer mileage . . . and the amount of films used . . .
Singapore - Beijing (for photography at Capital Airport)
Beijing - Seoul (transit only - for photography at airside of Incheon Airport)
Seoul to Los Angeles (for photography at LAX Internatinal Airport)
Los Angeles to New York (for photography at JFK and EWR)
New York to Miami (to photograph the colourful subjects)
Miami to St Maarten (for some action shots at the beach-end of the runway)
St Maarten to Amsterdam (for photography at Schiphol)
Amsterdam to Paris (for photography at CDG)
Paris to Zurich (for photography with my dear friend - Andrew Hunt)
Zurich to Corfu (for lots of action photography of planes landing on runway 35)
Corfu to Dubai (via ATH - but mainly for photography at Sharjah)
Dubai to SIN (for more photography at Changi Airport . . . and then rush to have all the slides processed and scanned).
AOMlover From France, joined Jul 2001, 1297 posts, RR: 12 Reply 19, posted (10 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 5141 times:
Toulon--->Orly
Charles de Gaulle---> JFK
JFK--->LAX
LAX--->Papeete
Papeete--->Sidney
Sidney--->Hong KOng
Hong Kong--->London
Stantsted--->Toulon
That's it !
okok I know Im not using all the same alliance
so I might never be able to fly theses route
but it`s only places I love and airlines I love...
25 Jarek: Hurricane, LOT doesn't have Tupolev planes for many years already. On MSQ-WAW they fly ERJ or 737. JArek
26 Spotterboy: Vienna-London LHR (Austrian Airlines) London LHR-New York JFK (British Airways) New York JFK-Los Angeles (United Airlines) Los Angeles-Tahiti (Air Tah
30 Hurricane: Hurricane, LOT doesn't have Tupolev planes for many years already. On MSQ-WAW they fly ERJ or 737. I didn't think think they did anymore, but http://w
31 H. Simpson: can anyone fulfill my wish? LGA-ATL-ORD-JFK-LHR-MAN-LGW-AMS-FRA-HKG-NRT-KIX-HNL-LAX-ANC-YVR-YYZ-LGA
33 Jcs17: KJet: CPH=Copenhagen JNB=Johannesburg DFW-SXM via CLT (USAirways) SXM-GIG via MIA (United) GIG-IPC via GRU, SCL (Varig, Lan Chile) IPC-LGA via SCL, MI
34 Jhooper: Cape Canaveral, FL to Cape Canaveral, FL, nonstop.
35 LOT767-300ER: "MSQ-WAW (LOT, TU134?)" Tu-134?????????????????????????????????????????????????? The route is operated by a ERJ-145 and sometimes 737s. Good grief LOT
36 Zebfly2: Here's my dream list: BWI-IS- Southwest:Get to spend a few days with the family. JFK-LHR- Ba-Concorde, what better way to fly. LHR-CAI-Egyptair:Beginn
37 Redngold: AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHH!!!!!! D*mn hand in a brace hit the wrong key just as I was putting the finishing touches on my list, flight numbers
38 Redngold: Let me change that last bit... JFK-MIA American Airlines A300-600 MIA-GIG American Airlines 767-300 GIG-SCL Varig Brasil 767-300 SCL-DFW American Airl
39 Strickerje: Actually, I created (for fun) an itinerary using Delta & partners - interestingly, I'm pretty sure my dad has enough miles to get a round the world ti
40 Jarek: Hurricane, you are right. There is a code sharing WAW-MSQ between LOT and Belavia. Belavia flies Tu134 on this route. Jarek
41 9V-SVE: Singapore to Manila to Melbourne to Sydney to Auckland to Los Angeles to San Francisco to Chicago to New York to Rio De Janerio to London to Paris to
42 Hurricane: LOT: As I stated before, Hurricane, LOT doesn't have Tupolev planes for many years already. On MSQ-WAW they fly ERJ or 737. I didn't think think they
47 KL713: hmm....forgot to mention the airlines I want to take with this route: AMS-LHR (KLM) LHR-BCN (Iberia) BCN-MUC (Lufthansa) MUC-IST (Turkish) IST-AMM (Ro
Sponsor Message: 
From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 2881 posts, 
From United Arab Emirates, joined May 2001, 55 posts, 
From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2000, 13711 posts, 
From Canada, joined Mar 2002, 35 posts, 
From Argentina, joined Feb 2000, 230 posts, 
)
If you're referring to flight times and jetlag as far as going eastbound first, the way I look at it, I make up the time lost as soon as I get back home.
From Singapore, joined Jan 2001, 1453 posts, 
From France, joined Jul 2001, 1297 posts, 
From Malta, joined Sep 2001, 2367 posts, 
From Netherlands, joined Aug 2001, 765 posts, 
Printer friendly format 
