Backtracking on Circle Asia & SWP
Apr 16, 2015, 7:10 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,512
Backtracking on Circle Asia & SWP
I've been looking at the fare rules for a DAS17 and from my read it seems that it allows backtracking and I'm just wondering if anyone has tried to book something like this before. Basically what I want to fly is:
SYD-NRT (stopover)
NRT-PEK (stopover)
surface segment
PVG-HKG-BKK (stopover)
BKK-KIX (stopover)
KIX-NRT-SYD
Fare rules say the following
By my read I have one direct flight between each region, it's 4 stopovers outside australia and I never stopover in the same place twice and I've got my max 8 segments. I do however backtrack into north east asia which I thought wasn't allowed but when I read the fare rules it doesn't specifically disallow it. So has anyone booked something like this on a circle asia and SWP fare before?
SYD-NRT (stopover)
NRT-PEK (stopover)
surface segment
PVG-HKG-BKK (stopover)
BKK-KIX (stopover)
KIX-NRT-SYD
Fare rules say the following
Your journey must include one direct flight between each region (North East Asia – South West Pacific | South East Asia – South West Pacific | North East Asia – South East Asia), and return to your country of origin.
Travel between two airports by surface transportation is at the passenger's expense and counts as one flight segment. Surface sectors must be included in the total mileage.
Only one stopover permitted at any point.
Two stopovers required outside country of origin.
A maximum of one stopover in country of origin.
Where a passenger disembarks at one point and re-embarks at a subsequent point en route, the points count as a single stopover.
Travel between two airports by surface transportation is at the passenger's expense and counts as one flight segment. Surface sectors must be included in the total mileage.
Only one stopover permitted at any point.
Two stopovers required outside country of origin.
A maximum of one stopover in country of origin.
Where a passenger disembarks at one point and re-embarks at a subsequent point en route, the points count as a single stopover.
Apr 16, 2015, 7:34 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: QFF
Posts: 5,304
The ticketing airline won't allow it. You have no South East Asia – South West Pacific flight, hence it is not a circle trip.
I've done the following as DAS13's
CBR-SYD-NRT/HND-ITM-NRT-SIN-PER-MEL
CBR-SYD-NRT-ITM-NRT-ICN-HKG-SIN-MEL
CBR-SYD-TYO-OSA-TPE-KUL-SIN-BNE-CBR
CBR-SYD-NRT/HND-ITM-HND-SIN-MEL-CBR
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS RULE REGIONS ARE DEFINED
AS FOLLOWS -
NORTHEAST ASIA - TAIWAN/CHINA/JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA
SOUTHEAST ASIA - HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/
THAILAND/MALAYSIA/PHILIPPINES/
VIETNAM/CAMBODIA/MYANMAR/
BRUNEI
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC- AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/
--- PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
-----------------
B.THE JOURNEY MUST INVOLVE TRAVEL TO ALL THREE
REGIONS AND MUST INCLUDE ONE DIRECT FLIGHT
BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS -
1. NORTHEAST ASIA - SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
2. SOUTHEAST ASIA - SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
3. NORTHEAST ASIA - SOUTHEAST ASIA
AS FOLLOWS -
NORTHEAST ASIA - TAIWAN/CHINA/JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA
SOUTHEAST ASIA - HONG KONG/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/
THAILAND/MALAYSIA/PHILIPPINES/
VIETNAM/CAMBODIA/MYANMAR/
BRUNEI
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC- AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/
--- PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
-----------------
B.THE JOURNEY MUST INVOLVE TRAVEL TO ALL THREE
REGIONS AND MUST INCLUDE ONE DIRECT FLIGHT
BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS -
1. NORTHEAST ASIA - SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
2. SOUTHEAST ASIA - SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
3. NORTHEAST ASIA - SOUTHEAST ASIA
CBR-SYD-NRT/HND-ITM-NRT-SIN-PER-MEL
CBR-SYD-NRT-ITM-NRT-ICN-HKG-SIN-MEL
CBR-SYD-TYO-OSA-TPE-KUL-SIN-BNE-CBR
CBR-SYD-NRT/HND-ITM-HND-SIN-MEL-CBR