Originally Posted by
crimson12
When taking a stopover at the North American gateway, are you limited only by MPM rules?
In other words, could I do the following:
March 1 2013: NYC-LIM
March 15 2013 (on AA): LIM-NYC(stop) ... and continue on to:
June 1 2013: NYC(stop from earlier)-FCO
June 15 2013: FCO-NYC
This would involve three one-way tickets, with a stopover in NYC for a few months between the trips.
Assuming that LIM-NYC-FCO is within the MPM of the LIM-FCO route, is this possible?
AA has a lot of rules that dictate which regions you can transit on particular awards. Here they are:
Travel wholly within or between all other regions
These awards do not allow a connection via North America and therefore, do not include travel on American Airlines.
Travel via a third region is not allowed (Note the exception table below).
Routing exceptions
Connection in Europe allowed when traveling between North America and the Indian Sub-Continent / Middle East.
Connection in Europe allowed when traveling between North America and Africa.
Connection in Europe allowed when traveling between Central / South America Zone 1 and the Indian Sub-Continent / Middle East.
Connection in Europe allowed when traveling between Central / South America Zone 1 and Africa.
Connection in Europe allowed when traveling between South America 2 and the Indian Sub-Continent / Middle East.
Connection in Asia 1 allowed when traveling between North America and Asia 2.
Connection in Asia 2 allowed when traveling between the Indian Sub-continent / Middle East and Asia 1.
Connection in Asia 2 allowed when traveling between Asia 1 and Africa.
Connection in Asia 2 allowed when traveling between Asia 1 and Europe.
Connection in Asia 2 allowed when traveling between Asia 1 and South Pacific.
Connection in Asia 2 allowed when traveling between Asia 1 and the Indian Sub-continent / Middle East.
Connection in Asia 2 allowed when traveling between the Indian Sub-Continent / Middle East and the South Pacific.
Connection in South America 2 allowed when traveling between Central / South America Zone 1 and the South Pacific.
Connection in the Asia 2 airport of Singapore or Bangkok (or possibly in addition, the Asia 1 airport of Tokyo Narita or Osaka) allowed when traveling between Europe and the South Pacific.
So no, you cannot do LIM-FCO via NYC with AA miles.
Any idea if you can do this with UA miles? LIM-EWR(stop)-FCO, FCO-JFK? The open-jaws are across 2 separate regions, but that shouldn't matter as LIM-NYC is the shorter of the two segments. And LIM-EWR-FCO falls within LIM-FCO MPM. Might want to look on the
UA board