Originally Posted by
3544quebec
There was no overall defined segment limit but there was a limit of ? 4-5 free segments per continent (? 6 in North America) and possibility of purchasing ? 2 extra segments ? per continent meaning an xONE6 had an effective limit of somewhere around 32- 36 segments plus extra purchased segments.
In old days XONEWCn, unlimited segments per continent.
You didn't have to purchase extra segments.
Only limiting factors were flying only once between a pair of airports per direction, and 2 STOPOVERS per continent (e.g. loophole).
In my old DONEWC3(ex-NRT), European part consisted of 7 segments like
JNB-xLHR-xAMS-xLHR-FRA-xLHR-xHEL-xLHR-CDG-HKG
O.K, I didn't have enough time to add xLHR-xDXB-xLHR-xFCO-xLHR.
Furthermore, in that time, there was no fuel surcharge.
So, XONEWCn was the best mileage run ticket.