Originally Posted by
esledo
Rules do not explicitly say that OW awards are only for RTW bookings but "you must travel from continent to continent in a continuous westward or eastward direction". So you can use OW award for shorter distances with two or more OW carriers (excl. AY) but if you travel from a continent to another the journey must be in one direction only.
I don't want to argue this any further as you clearly know what you're talking about, I hope it's not only based on what you read from finnair.com...
Anyway, I have used many OW awards, both RTW and non-RTW in the past so this is a new "enhancement" then.
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