5 quirky award routing options for your next trip
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Exploring award options is something I love doing, and I have been on quite the binge lately. I thought I’d share a number of the craziest routing options I’ve found.
Chicago to Tokyo via…Africa?
Yes, it’s true. This is a completely valid award. I stumbled upon it when searching for ANA first class space between Chicago and Tokyo.
Normally, I wouldn’t have given it a second look, as Ethiopian had been popping up in options due to their fifth freedom flight (SEE: What is a fifth freedom flight?) between Tokyo and Seoul. But when I saw *only* Ethiopian listed as the operating carrier, I thought it must be a fluke. Nope. You can fly 14,000 miles to get to Tokyo this way.
Given that there are awards available…
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