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.
What? I booked a few weeks ago OW award to Tokyo and back. HEL-FUK-HND (HEL-FUK on AY, FUK-HND on JL) and HND-LHR-HEL (HND-LHR on BA and then LHR-HEL on AY).