Originally Posted by
pandaperth
Rule 3.2.3 is stating that
IF you want an itinerary
"AFRICA-EUROPE-RTW-MIDDLE EAST-AFRICA OR AFRICA-MIDDLE EAST-RTW-EUROPE-AFRICA"
(in other words your two visits to Europe/Middle East are one to the Europe Zone one to the Middle East Zone)
THEN
"TRAVEL MAY NOT INCLUDE ANY FLOWN OR SURFACE SECTOR BETWEEN EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST"
IF you want a Europe-Middle East sector in your itinerary, then have your two visits to Europe/Middle East be to/from the same ZONE
For example these are valid:
JNB-xDOH-JFK...HKG-LHR-DOH-NBO (both visits to/from the Middle East zone and with Europe-Middle East sectors)
DAR-LHR-MCT-LHR-HKG...JFK-xLHR-NBO (both visits in the Europe zone and with Europe-Middle East sectors)
I see your point. It seems they have deliberately stopped people adding in mileage run type sectors to and from ME from LHR when starting and ending in Africa.
Also the restrictions for SA originating bookings make them much less desirable as well.
Oh well it was good while it lasted.