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On Tue, 11 May 2004 06:23:58 -0700, "4000 psi"
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On Sun, 9 May 2004 06:51:15 -0700, "4000 psi"
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hi everyone,

in Sep 2004 our family of 3 will be migrating to Brisbane from USA ...
ideally, we'd like to make our initial stay in AUS longer than 1 year
before
returning to US for a brief family visit ...

1) are there any round-trip fairs that allow for a longer-than 1 year
stay?

No.
You might however want to check with airlines to see if an open ticket
could be extended past the 12 month limit.

would i need to get this in writing from the airline or is a verbal
agrrement solid enough?

*If* you could get it in writing, good luck.
Verbal agreements do not mean a thing.

You would be better getting a cheap fare one way then buying a return
ticket. There are a lot of legal insights that would make it safer
for you to do this particularly if the flight had a
mishap/injuries/loss of life [something people do not realise].

Cath


Just a thought: Perhaps a return ticket, with the intention of doing a
no-show for the return leg.... then, if something unexpected happens (family
crisis, incurable homesickness etc) you have one side of the trip covered.
Otherwise, you *might* be able to get some sort of partial refund on the
unused part. (Check the price of return tickets booked from US and Aus -
could be quite different.)

OK, so not a very coherent thought.....
Dave Campbell.