Thread: Non Rev Around the World

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Highbypass Turbofan @ Jan 25 2009, 03:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

After 27yrs in the industry, I have decided to make a goal this year of flying non-rev around the world.
I am not being strict on keeping it equatorial, just anything somewhat close, and plan on taking approx 1 week or so to complete the trip.
I live in PDX, so my starting point will be somewhere on the west coast traveling eastbound. Some thoughts are:
Pdx/Sea - Jfk - Ams - Bom - Bkk - Nrt - Pdx/Sea.
Next year I hope to fly around the world on a polar route.
Has anyone done this? If so, what routing did you take?[/b]

Pretty sure we use polar routes on HKG-JFK in our 777s, also SIN-JFK on SQ etc.

I was thinking of going around the world also. In July some new routes will be started up. I was thinking of hopping MDT-ATL-LAX-SYD-JNB-CPT-JNB-ATL-MDT.

Some polar routes would be SE Asia-JFK like Nick said.

Also, if you&#39;re cheap like me, eastbound flights are usually redeyes, and you&#39;ve got one less hotel to fork up for. Plus you&#39;ve got the tailwind.

HT, C-19, thought you two might like to see how your flights look on a map.
HT&#39;s Great Circle Map


C-19&#39;s Great Circle Map
C-19 why are you backtracking JNB-CPT-JNB? Does it have something to do with the airplane?

C-19&#39;s map was edited, because I completely forgot about ATL.

I would love to try this sometime. I have planned one but it never did materialize.
One of my co-workers has done it three times, once westbound and twice eastbound, crossing the equator each time.

I say go for it! Have fun and let us know how it went.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Migflanker @ Jan 25 2009, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

HT, C-19, thought you two might like to see how your flights look on a map.
C-19 why are you backtracking JNB-CPT-JNB? Does it have something to do with the airplane?[/b]

That map is pretty sweet.

The back track is because I want to see CPT. I don&#39;t know of any flights from Australia straight to CPT. And that shiny new 777-200LR with the Contour Premium flat bed sweet suites will be flying JNB-ATL.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoAvs19 @ Jan 26 2009, 03:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

That map is pretty sweet.

The back track is because I want to see CPT. I don&#39;t know of any flights from Australia straight to CPT. And that shiny new 777-200LR with the Contour Premium flat bed sweet suites will be flying JNB-ATL.[/b]

From memory SYD-JNB can get quite full and payload restricted. Might wanna check out PER-JNB on QF or SA also.