Whoops. I stand corrected. It's a pretty cool option for structuring an itinerary if you start in one of those regions. Annoying that the copy of the rules I have doesn't have that section at all - just what I quoted above. Out of interest where is everyone getting the latest rules from?

Hmmm - the option of starting in CAI and ending DXB is very appealing - time to try yet another itinerary variation - LOL.