<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by uncertaintraveler:
(1) does anyone have any experience with this 16 segment "rule"? (2) Do surface segments really matter in ticketing the itinerary?</font>
(1) 16 segment rule is a SABRE limitation, and since you're booking through AA RTW Desk, you face this limitation. I believe if you book through BA you wouldn't have this issue, and they have more offices throughout your destinations making possible changes easier.
(2) Surface sectors does not matter, but I doubt the RTW desk will take them off. When I showed up at YYZ airport to get it ticketed, the ticket agent had no problem removing the surface sectors to reduce the total segments down to 16, but he wasn't the RTW desk and didn't look forward to spending an hour writting
[This message has been edited by hsi.chang (edited 03-05-2003).]