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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 12:53 pm
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Originally Posted by roadwarriorafrica
How do you book a Circle Trip Explorer ticket?

I want to fly J class NBO PER BNE SYD LHR NBO.

Thanks
Rules are here:
http://www.oneworld.com/tasks/downlo...?objectID=1169
This provision will be significant:
B. Travel must be a Circle trip via the following routing:
A. AFRICA - SWP - ASIA - AFRICA vv
B. AFRICA - ASIA – EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA vv
C. AFRICA – EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST - ASIA - SWP - AFRICA vv

D. SWP - ASIA - AFRICA - SWP vv
E. SWP - AFRICA- EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST - ASIA - SWP vv
F. ASIA - SWP - AFRICA - ASIA vv
G. ASIA – EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA - ASIA vv
H. ASIA – EUROPE/ MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA - SWP - ASIA vv
I. EUROPE/ MIDDLE EAST - ASIA - AFRICA – EUROPE/ MIDDLE EAST vv
J. EUROPE/ MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA - SWP - ASIA - EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST vv
As there are no oneworld flights from NBO to SWP, except by connecting thru ME/EUR, you will either have to do your LHR stopover at the beginning (that is, NBO-LHR---and end at JNB) or begin your trip in JNB and fly to SWP from there.
Examples:
NBO-LHR-HKG-SYD-PER-BNE-SYD-JNB
JNB-SYD-PER-BNE-SYD-(SIN, BKK, HKG, or TYO)-LHR-NBO

You could buy the JNB originating circle trip through Mindpearl the AA GSA in CPT:
http://www.aa.com/i18n/aboutUs/where...outhAfrica.jsp
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