I am contemplating a round-the-world trip since I got enough miles to do one through Star Alliance. Basic rules - must progress one way (longitude-wise) and you get five stops (plus the return flight). Which airlines would you fly?
http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/airlines/
More rules if you care: You must fly in/fly out of the same airport except for one stop where those could be different. Stopovers/connections of less than 24 hours do not count as one of the stops.
My thoughts: I want to cover five continents, starting with a flight to Europe. I would also like to fly on A380, A340, and B777 since I have not flown on those birds.
So, I am thinking about catching a Lufty A380 from NYC to Frankfurt, then maybe another one from Frankfurt to Johannesburg (or should I go with South African B747? or SAS?).
From South Africa, I gotta get to South East Asia, so I am torn about Singapore A380 and maybe giving Asiana a try. Maybe save the A380 for Singapore to Australia flight? Maybe even jump on Air China with a quick stopover in Shanghai? Or ANA?
Who would you fly from Australia/New Zealand to South America? TAM? Air New Zealand?
So many possibilities :)
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