They have been. (see my first post). The exact wording of the rule is:
1. -FREE- FLT SEGS WITHIN EACH CONTINENT ARE LIMITED AS FOLLOWS:
AFRICA 4
ASIA 4
NORTH AMERICA 6
SOUTH AMERICA 4
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC 4
EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST* 4
* NO MORE THAN 2 MAY BE BETWEEN THE UK AND
ALGERIA/ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN/BULGARIA/
CYPRUS/GEORGIA/GREECE/ISRAEL/MACEDONIA/
MALTA /MOROCCO/FUNCHAL/PORTUAL/ROMANIA/
RUSSIA/TUNISIA/UKRAINE/YUGOSLAVIA/THE
MIDDLE EAST.
That routing doesn't seem like it is valid.
[This message has been edited by Darren (edited 05-21-2001).]