i c....but in your case it is LIH-LAX potion that is backtracking, unelss you can find flights such as lax-lih-sju.

even for such routes, i guess it is not something that we can determine. it is up to the interpetation of the airline staff.

good luck!

[you can argue continental USA + canada, but one can also argue it means continent "usa/canada" = continent "north america" which includes the carribean....]

[This message has been edited by pegasus8228 (edited 12-22-2002).]