Originally Posted by
mrkz
That's interesting, I didn't realise that. I do still think on the FF side the implications are illogical, do other airlines have a similar segment rule? I'm thinking this and the SYD-LAX-JFK flight are the only ones in the Qantas network where you have a continuing flight number with a stop, but I may be forgetting some.
This happens a lot in the USA as well with AA flight numbers. There is a single flight number that has many hops. If you fly it you often will only get the points as if it is a nonstop route.