Originally Posted by
rjw242
For starters, LAX-SYD-NRT is more than twice as long as LAX-NRT nonstop.
Beyond that, 'tis the rules. Doesn't have to have any rhyme or reason (though in this case it does).
Thanks rjw242. Now I see the reason. So the rule doesn't allow to do a LAX-NRT(HKG)-SYD route in a single award either, right?