Originally Posted by
Viajero Millero
I'm on a LONE5 that started almost a year ago. Did USA-Asia(stopover)-EU(stopover) and will soon complete it with JNB (stopopver)-DOH-USA.
Could I have a stopover in Doha at this point? Or do I need to keep it <24hr?
Thanks.
Originally Posted by
anabolism
According to my understanding of the rules, the only limitation on stopovers is that you must have at least two, and no more than two are permitted in the continent of origin (and no more than one in each direction in the country of origin). So, since you started in North America, you can have as many stopovers as you like in other continents, including Europe/Middle East. So, yes, you can have another stopover in Doha.
There are further limitation on stopovers when you're having multiple visits to the same continent, as
Viajero Millero is - in this case two visits to the continent of Europe/Middle East.
It will come down to which of the three allowed provisions for the second visit the itinerary satisfies. See the rules 3.1.1, 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 in this
http://www.oneworld.com/documents/10...9-d346ec820edf
It cannot be 3.1.1 because the itinerary includes Sth Africa and that is not allowed under that provision
If the flight down to JNB was from DOH then it is 3.1.2, and a stopover in DOH is NOT allowed
If the flight down to JNB was from LHR, then it is 3.1.3, and a stopover in DOH IS allowed.
Caveat - I think I've got that right, but ...