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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 7:37 am
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Need some help with fare rules, please.

Hello,

Posted this a few hours before - but disappeared?

Just finished my trip around the world and am looking forward to visit Tokyo again. I found a nice fare on Swiss. However, the flights are on the A340 which means the old business config (which is not very good..).

Anyway, the fare rules are below:

ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
-TO FORM ROUND TRIPS
-TO FORM CIRCLE TRIPS
A MAXIMUM OF TWO INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS
PERMITTED.
PROVIDED -
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR CARRIER LX IN ANY
RULE IN TARIFF
IPREUAS - BETWEEN EUROPE-AREA 3
IPRTS - BETWEEN AREA 2-AREA 3 VIA SIBERIA.

OPEN JAWS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
-TO FORM SINGLE OR DOUBLE OPEN JAWS.
A MAXIMUM OF TWO INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS
PERMITTED.
MILEAGE OF THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE EQUAL/LESS THAN
MILEAGE OF THE SHORTEST FLOWN FARE COMPONENT.
PROVIDED -
THE OPEN SEGMENT MUST BE
-BETWEEN NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM/BETWEEN NETHERLANDS
AND LUXEMBOURG.
-WITHIN NETHERLANDS OR WITHIN AREA 3.
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR CARRIER LH/OS/SK/
LO/TP/NH IN ANY RULE IN TARIF
F
IPREUAS - BETWEEN EUROPE-AREA 3
IPRTS - BETWEEN AREA 2-AREA 3 VIA SIBERIA.

ROUND TRIPS/CIRCLE TRIPS
FARES MAY BE COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS
-TO FORM ROUND TRIPS
-TO FORM CIRCLE TRIPS
A MAXIMUM OF TWO INTERNATIONAL FARE COMPONENTS
PERMITTED.
PROVIDED -
COMBINATIONS ARE WITH ANY FARE FOR CARRIER LH/OS/SK/LO/
TP/NH IN ANY RULE IN TARIFF

IPREUAS - BETWEEN EUROPE-AREA 3
IPRTS - BETWEEN AREA 2-AREA 3 VIA SIBERIA.
So, the first part says I can only travel on LX for round trips, and the third part says I can travel on LH/OS/SK/LO/TP/NH.

The second part on Open Jaw says I can travel LH/OS/SK/LO/TP/NH.. so what's up? I want to travel with NH the most I can, but everything I try at ITA prices out (if that) way higher than the $2800 fare I found.. Can someone clarify the rules, please?
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