<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Jed:
a) Is it possible to have a routing that does not return to the original point of origin? (e.g. CDG-xLHR-MCT-LHR-CAI-xLHR-HKG as an award in the <20,000 miles category?)</font>
I had two tickets where the origin and the terminal point differed. The last one staring in TYO going to Europe and finishing up in Australia.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">b) Is backtracking allowed (as in the above routing) or must travel continue in one continuous global direction?</font>
AFAIK, direction does not matter.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">c) How would the mileage be calculated for the above routing given that I will be transitting through LHR? (i.e. <24 hr)
For instance, from CAI-xLHR-HKG, would the CAI-LHR + LHR-HKG mileage be added or will it just be the CAI-HKG direct mileage that counts?
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It's CAI-HKG.
I hope these rules have not changed yet. I may have one issued next week, too.