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Old Dec 28, 2010 | 10:19 am
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Originally Posted by Full Score
In 15 years of using RTW tickets, 3 or 4 every year, I have never found that LON (LHR and LGW) were treated as different airports; likewise JFK, LGA and EWR have been treated as one (NYC).

Has something changed? I am about to have another RTW issued (16 segments which include a journey to NYC (into LGA, out of JFK). Are you saying that LGA-JFK will now be treated as an additional segment, thereby putting me over the 16 max?
Yes. The rule changed over two years with the addition of language noted above by christep. It has been discussed a number of times over the years including in these threads (among others):
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...-segments.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...-best-out.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...ickets-aa.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...neworld4u.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...t-maximum.html

And the rule:
(h) A minimum of 3 and maximum of 16 segments, including surface segments between
any 2 airports, are permitted for the entire journey. Free flight segments within each
continent are limited as follows:
Africa 4
Asia 4
Europe Middle East 4
((*not more than 2 of which may be between the UK and ALGERIA, BOSNIA &
HERZEGOVINA, BULGARIA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, GREECE, ISRAEL, LIBYA,
MALTA, MIDDLE EAST, MOROCCO, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SERBIA,
TUNISIA, UKRAINE.
*not more than 2 of which may be between Russia west of the Urals and Russia
east of the Urals)
whether part of the free continent allowance of 4 coupons, purchased as additional
coupons, or a combination of both)
North America 6
South America 4
South West Pacific 4
Two additional flight segments within each continent, except the continent of origin, may be
purchased. Each additional segment at a charge of:
First Class USD550 / AUD750 / GBP350 / HKD4300 / EUR450 / JPY65000
Business Class USD400 / AUD500 / GBP200 / HKD3200 / EUR300 / JPY48000
Economy Class USD150 / AUD200 / GBP75 / HKD1200 / EUR100 / JPY18000
The fare class of the purchased flight segments may be lower than that of the oneworld
Explorer.
The charge should be shown as “Q” in the fare calculation immediately following the city
pair.
If currency of ticket origin is not shown convert the USD amount at the BSR except origin
New Zealand convert the AUD amount at BSR.
http://www.oneworld.com/ow/air-trave...world-explorer
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