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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 7:36 pm
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Originally Posted by Dr. HFH
You've quoted the rule accurately, Pandaperth, but where's the service between SWP and Europe?



First pass through HKG is between Africa and SWP; second is between SWP and North America.
LOL, here we go again...

Here is a copy of part of the post I made in the thread I referred to in my post above
Originally Posted by pandaperth
From time to time the interpretation of this exception by airlines has flip-flopped between:
  1. Two permitted in Asia when one is
    EITHER a transfer without stopover between the Southwest Pacific and any other continent
    OR on direct single plane service between the Southwest Pacific and Europe
  2. Two permitted in Asia when one is
    EITHER a transfer without stopover between the Southwest Pacific and Europe
    OR on direct single plane service between the Southwest Pacific and Europe.
I reported that I had successfully ticketed with AA an itinerary where the transfer without stopover was between Nth America and SWP; and the OP of that other thread later reported that CX has ticketed her/his itinerary where the transfer is between Africa and SWP.

YMMV I guess!
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