hi everyone!
i am in a similar situation concerning the second entry to asia rule.my LONE 4 rtw is not fully planned yet but i might wanna do the following:
lhr-syd-akl-bne-sin-hkg-pvg-nrt-hnl...some US stops and back to lhr.
there is a direct lhr-syd 4 times a day on one single flight number.obviously they stop for fuel in bkk or sin but would my routing be valid then if i went through asia already on that stop(though i mught not even leave the plane there) and go there again for some "real flights" after australia?