Originally Posted by
pandaperth
Yes I agree this is a clarification
But I have a vague memory that in the dim and distant past, i.e. before the 2013 rule change, some people got away with not having North America counted when they flew NRT-GRU or vv (those JL flights were via JFK)
The old AA ORD-DEL counted as including Europe even though the plane never landed there and you couldn't go back.