Originally Posted by
beardoc
There does seem to be a little more flexibility for me - the new rule about transit through the ME to Africa benefits me, as it now gives me an option to fly JNB-Europe-SWP-North America-ME-JNB - previously you couldn't do this, as you fell foul of the rule of not being able to touch Europe twice if you were in South Africa. Previously I could only fly westerly (JNB-Europe-North America-SWP).
The previous rule was certainly more restrictive, and you couldn't originate in SA, return to SA and have the second transit of Europe. The transit was only allowed to be to/from certain African countries (and SA wasn't one of them)
Another benefit on continental entries and exits:
2. TWO PERMITTED IN ASIA WHEN ONE IS A TRANSFER WITHOUT STOPOVER OR ON DIRECT SINGLE PLANE SERVICE BETWEEN THE SW PACIFIC AND EUROPE.
This means you can fly QF2 from LHR to SYD *AND* then backtrack to Asia. That's another benefit.
This one has been around a long time