Originally Posted by
headinclouds
I cannot make sense of the rules since QR joined. It appears that the Europe/Middle East continent has been divided into 2 zones and you can't go between them if starting in South Africa. Is the following route valid?
JNB-LHR-DOH-MAD-DOH-CDG-JFK-(US & Asia) -HKG-LHR-NBO (transit in LHR)
- Yes - Europe/Middle East has been divided into two zone (which only matter if you wish to visit the continent twice)
- No - you CAN go between them if starting in South Africa - but NOT if you also wish to visit the continent twice)
- No - your itinerary is not valid
If you don't visit Europe/Middle East twice, then the new rules do not apply.
Since you start in Africa and you wish to visit Europe/Middle twice, your itinerary must satisfy one of the rules quoted below.
Your itinerary does not satisfy:
3.2.1 - because the itinerary includes Sth Africa
3.2.2 - because the itinerary does not transit via the Middle East zone both ways
3.2.3 - because the itinerary does not transit via the Middle East zone for one of the ways
Suggestions:
Start from LAD instead of JNB (satisfies rule 3.2.1)
Oops redacted - does not comply because of the inter-zone flightsFinal segments HKG-DOH-NBO (satisfies 3.2.3 note that you can stopover in DOH if you wish)
Code:
For travel originating in Africa:
One of the following backtracks is permitted
3.2.1 Africa-Europe-RTW-Europe-Africa One of the visits to Europe must be a
transfer without stopover between Africa
and the previous/next continent.
Travel may not include Mauritius/South Africa
3.2.2 Africa-Middle East-RTW-Middle East-Africa One of the visits to Middle East must be a
transfer without stopover between Africa
and the previous/next continent.
3.2.3 Africa-Europe-RTW-Middle East-Africa
or
Africa-Middle East-RTW-Europe-Africa Travel may not include any flown or surface sector
between Europe and Middle East