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Oct 28, 2014 | 1:59 am

#856

pandaperth

Join Date: Mar 2008

Location: used to be PER, now it's nowhere/eveywhere

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 747-444

Greetings,

I know that OneWorld have previously viewed a JNB-LHR-DXB/HKG (transit) - SYD-JNB as a DONEWC4 ticket.

Have they updated their terms and conditions to reflect it as a DONEWC3?
I am making my travel plans for the next few weeks and the price will shape the flights I need to take, I don't feel like paying for a 4th continent if I am solely in transit.

Regards,

Sadly it is still considered a 4-continent itinerary
(particularly annoying now that one can fly non-stop DXB-SYD/MEL or DOH-PER/MEL without even 'touching' Asia.
Here's the (unchanged) wording in the current fare rules

PHP Code:


			    B.TRAVEL MUST BE A CIRCLE TRIP VIA FOLLOWING
            ROUTING -
          1. AFRICA-SWP-ASIA-AFRICA VV
          2. AFRICA-ASIA-EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST-AFRICA VV
          3. AFRICA-EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST-ASIA-SWP-AFRICA VV
          4. SWP-ASIA-AFRICA-SWP VV
          5. SWP-AFRICA-EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST-ASIA-SWP VV
          6. ASIA-SWP-AFRICA-ASIA VV
          7. ASIA-EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST-AFRICA-ASIA VV
          8. ASIA-EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST-AFRICA-SWP-ASIA VV
          9. EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST-ASIA-AFRICA-EUROPE/MIDDLE
             EAST VV
          10.EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST-AFRICA-SWP-ASIA-EUROPE/
             MIDDLE EAST VV
          NOTE - FOR ITEMS 3/5/10 ON A DIRECT SINGLE PLANE
          SERVICE OR WHEN TRANSFER WITHOUT STOPOVER IS
          UTILISED BETWEEN SWP-EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST THIS WILL
          BE CONSIDERED A FOUR CONTINENT JOURNEY.