Originally Posted by
lky001
Thanks Jerry. My travel agent told me that I cannot surface between 2 continents. From your reply it seems to be ok to surface between SCL & CUN. Right?
That's how I read it. That particular rule uses the term regions instead of continents (but lists the continents as the regions). See:
8. PERMITTED STOPOVERS
A. Free: 22,000 miles – minimum two maximum four free stopovers permitted
26,000 miles – minimum two maximum five free stopovers permitted
29,000 miles – minimum two maximum six free stopovers permitted
NOTES:
i) Only one stopover permitted at any point.
ii) Two stopovers required outside country of origin.
iii) A maximum of one stopover in country of origin
iv) A maximum of two free stopovers per region (SWP / Asia / North America /
South America)v) Where a passenger disembarks at one point and re-embarks at a subsequent point
enroute, the points count as a single stopover
Where there is a surface sector between two regions, this will count as a stopover in each of the two regions. However, for the purpose of the total stopovers permitted, this will count as one stopover only.
Again your TA may be applying/confusing xonex rules with circle pacific. But even with an xonex only transoceanic surface sectors between certain TC's are prohibited.
(g) Intermediate surface sectors are permitted at the passenger’s expense. Transoceanic surface sectors between TC1-TC2 and TC1-TC3 are not permitted.
EXCEPTION: For travel originating in the South West Pacific, one transoceanic surface sector between TC1-TC2 or TC1-TC3 is permitted.