Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
You're partly right - you don't touch Europe but you must pay for it, as ORD-DEL is regarded as transatlantic. OW won't budge on the required progression between Regions I-II-III and two transoceanic sectors.
Your idea about a 3-continent fare that includes the SWP is incorrect however. Here's the rule:
Every attempt that I'm aware of to include Africa, SWP or S. America in a 3-continent RTW has been denied by the issuing airline.
I am surprised about this. My interpretation of the rule is that it prevents the existence of a xONE2 which would otherwise be possible.
It says for travel ex NA a minimum of 3 continents must be charged. So ORD-DEL-SYD-LAX would cover three continents and has the required two ocean crossings.
So it should be three continents. However, the issue might be something different:
Code:
Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between TC1 - TC2 - TC3.
Obviously the airlines interpret this in a way that you actually have to cover (=pay for) all three regions. My reading of this is that you only need to fly in a continuous forward direction even when you only fly
over one region.