I thought I was clear on the rule about terminating in a different country than the originating country but now I'm confused.
Rule 4(c) states:
Travel may originate at any point for which fares are published and must terminate at the same point, except that origin-destination surface segments are permitted as follows
(a) within the country of origin
(b) within the Middle East
(c) between the United States and Canada
(d) between HKG and China
(e) between Malaysia and SIN
(f) within Africa
(g) between Maldives & Sri Lanka/India
Does this mean that if, for example, you originate in Johannesburg and terminate in Windhoek, Namibia you must allow a final surface sector JNB-WDH? That is to say, there would be a wasted sector such that, at most, you could have only 15 flight sectors with the final sector being the surface sector?
I was under the impression that this rule meant simply you could terminate in a different country than you originated but the inclusion of the words "surface segments" has me confused.
On a separate note I see that the tool now allows pricing of itineraries where QR is the first carrier.