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Re: Technic 99
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lugnet.build
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Wed, 30 Dec 1998 17:33:38 GMT
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jmkopp@projsolutions.com/spamless/
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Gary Louie wrote:
> I got curious and started to research this and started planning a
> hypothetical trip from Auckland, New Zealand to Oslo, Norway on 14
> January, with a return on 28 January. This is what I found:
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> Thu 14 Jan Auckland 22:35 Air New Zealand 2 13:45 Los Angeles
> Thu 14 Jan Los Angeles 14:45 Air New Zealand 2 09:20 London
> Fri 15 Jan London 10:35 British Airways 320 13:40 Oslo
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> Thu 28 Jan Oslo 19:50 Scandinavian 1511 21:00 London
> Thu 28 Jan London 22:15 Singapore 321 18:55 Singapore
> Fri 29 Jan Singapore 20:45 Air New Zealand 4285 11:15 Auckland • <snip>
> The routing is actually AKL (Auckland), LAX (Los Angeles International),
> LHR (London Heathrow), Oslo (OSL), LHR (London Heathrow), SIN
> (Singapore), and AKL (Auckland). Ignoring great circle routes, this is
> probably an around the world routing. Not having a globe handy, I think
> the travel is always eastward.
sure is....jet streams. though, trying to remember (ouch that hurts!),
i believe, starting at singapore, you fly into a jet stream first, then
it switches directions south of the equator. My father twice made that
trip around the world, though he started/fininshed in rochester,
ny(ROC). ROC-LHR-Frankfurt-SIN-AKL-LAX-CHI(Chicago)-ROC. all he said
about it was, "that sucked!(1)(2)"
<snip>
> The trip would cost Moz NZ$5432 or US$2858 (discounted coach fare). And
> would accrue 24,863 frequent flyer miles!
you get a bonus for going around the world..
--Justin
(1) the first time he did it, the trip lasted 10 days (thats half
airtime!)
(2) but he did earn close to 75,000 miles for it (he flew business
class, more miles acrued)
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