Originally Posted by Austinrunner
A land segment is counted as a segment for this purpose. For example, DFW-LAX-SYD/CNS-BNE-AKL-LAX-DFW would have 7 segments.
I'm not sure this is correct - or, perhaps, is no longer correct.
I have just e-ticketed a 16-segment itinerary which includes MEL-LST/HBA-SYD.