Originally Posted by
danger
I'm trying to educate myself a little more.
Your lesson begins here
First, the rules define Europe/Middle-East/Africa as a continent.
No the rules do not have that definition. What the rules say is:
Continents are defined as:
- Europe/Middle East
- Africa
these
2 continents together shall Comprise TC2
these 2 continents together shall Comprise TC3
- North America
- South America
these 2 continents together shall Comprise TC1
The TC1, TC2, TC3 are then mentioned in this rule
4(b) Travel must be in a continuous forward direction between TC1 - TC2 - TC3.
Why, then, does something like CPT/JNB/MPM-DOH count as one of the intercontinental departure and arrival?
Because they are flights between the continent of Africa and the continent of Europe/Middle East
Second, also in rule 3, it states:
The continent of Europe-Middle East consists of 2 zones:
* Europe (including Algeria, Morocco, Russia west of the Urals & Tunisia)
* Middle East (including Egypt, Libya and Sudan)
What is the significance of "zones"? The word doesn't appear to be used anywhere else in the rules.
While the word "zone" does not appear anywhere else in the rules, the word 'Europe" does (as opposed to the words "Europe/Middle East"). This is in rule 4(e) and is in regards to allowed backtracks to continents. The rule is
The words "If travel to/from Europe in both directions, itinerary may not include Mauritius/South Africa" (are taken to) mean if your flight FROM Africa is direct to a country in the Europe zone and your flight TO Africa is also direct from a country in the Europe zone then you cannot have either South Africa or Mauritius in your itinerary.
I say "are taken to mean", because AFAIK no one here on FlyerTalk has reported having such an itinerary and so we cannot be sure how a ticketing airline will interpret the rule.
I have been saying since April that the rule is overcomplicated (though less complicated than its predecessor) and the rule should simply state:
Lesson ends
