transit w/o stopover between NA and SWP
Just to bump this thread- has anyone successfully ticketed an xONEx with a "transit w/o stopover" between NA and SWP.
I am trying to book a DONE4 that is (bare bones)"
NRT-LHR-BOS-xHKG-SYD-NRT
The tool will not let me get to the "choose flights" page. I run afoul of the rule 4(e):
4(e) Only one intercontinental departure and one intercontinental arrival permitted in each continent except as follows:
1. Two permitted in North America when one is a transfer without stopover.
2. Two permitted in Asia when one is a transfer without stopover or on direct single plane service between the Southwest Pacific and Europe/Middle East.
3. Special provisions for travel which includes Africa....
Yet if I try to book the following (suggested by pandaperth earlier in this thread):
ICN-HKG-LHR-JFK-xHKG-AKL-HKG-ICN
then the on-line tool let's me choose flights and proceed to the booking page.
I understand why my itin violates rule 4(e), but not why the latter itin is accepted by the on-line tool. Are they different in some important way that I do not understand?
One possibility is that it won't allow me to ticket the second itinerary even though it prices it.\\Any insight into the puzzle is appreciated.