[QUOTE=pandaperth;21717669]Yes - looks like you're stuck with either flying JNB-HKG or paying the fare increase

"One of the visits to Asia has to be a transfer without stopover

This makes use of the second visit to Asia provision - rule 2(e)(2)
This rule has sometimes been interpreted as requiring the transfer without stopover to be only between SWP and Europe. BUT the online tool allows other transits and so has the AA RTW desk - for instance earlier this year we transited Asia between YVR and PER and later returned there for stopovers."

So does this mean that you can transit US to Europe via Qatar without it being counted as an Asian stop? Or is Qatar considered to be in Europe?