Originally Posted by
jrobin
I am trying to purchase an LONE3 or LONE4 starting in VVO with an internal S7 flight.
However, a UK travel agent I have previously used to book Oneworld Explorer fares before says
"The Oneworld Explorer fare is offered from Asia, but not every city or country. In this case, Russia doesn’t offer one."
Thanks
That's total nonsense.
Originally Posted by
christep
Find a better travel agent!
+1
Originally Posted by
jrobin
Thanks for your helpful suggestions.
A related question for planning this trip:
Can Oneworld Explorer end with an overland segment from where I really intend to finish to where I started?
If so, are there any rules about it (e.g. overland segment must be in the same continent)?
Thanks
Technically, you cannot end (or start) an air ticket with a surface sector; it's not something that makes any sense. But the fare rules in this case allow the final city to be different from the start city.
Code:
C.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 FOLLOW -
A- WITHIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
B - WITHIN AFRICA
C - BETWEEN MALDIVES AND SRILANKA/INDIA
NB, I am pretty sure this used to allow BETWEEN UNITED STATES/CANADA explicitly?
EDIT: looking at the historical rules last November, they allowed
Code:
C. TRAVEL MAY ORIGINATE AT ANY POINT FOR WHICH
FARE ARE PUBLISHED AND MUST TERMINATE AT THE
SAME POINT EXCEPT THAT ORIGIN - DESTINATION
SURFACE SEGMENTS ARE PERMITTED AS FOLLOW -
A- WITHIN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
B- WITHIN THE MIDDLE EAST
C- BETWEEN THE UNITED STATE AND CANADA
D- BETWEEN HKG AND CHINA
E- BETWEEN MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE
F- WITHIN AFRICA
G- BETWEEN MALDIVES AND SRILANKA/INDIA
EDIT 2: Please regard the rules A-G as the current rules in effect.