Originally Posted by
railways
But then, by definition, any stopover at B - between A and C - would be an indirect routing, and would not be allowed if there is a direct flight A to C.
That seems to be taking it a bit too far.
Excellent point. A natural intermediate point along the routing has always been allowed. It's not taking advantage of the system. The routing the OP posted hardly seems like one that should be in a issue. Let's hope these issues over the past few days are not here to stay.