Originally Posted by
JayPee
I think you may fall foul of the continuous forward direction rule when you come to HKG-SYD-HKG-ICN.
I tried a year ago to get JFK-LHR-JNB-LHR before getting back to HKG and it was bombed on the grounds that I was re-entering an intermediate continent, notwithstanding the fact that at least one of the LHR transits was less than 24hrs.
No, it was bombed because JNB is not included on the list of African cul-de-sac cities to/from which a second entry to Europe is permitted. It's been in the rules for a long time.
(e) Only one intercontinental departure and one intercontinental arrival permitted in each continent except
as follows:...3. For travel to/from or via Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania two permitted in Europe when one is a transfer without stopover between Ghana/Nigeria/Kenya/Uganda/Tanzania and
another continent.