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Jun 3, 2017 | 1:15 am

#2050

pandaperth

Join Date: Mar 2008

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jbalmuth

I have two hopefully mundane surface segment questions (that I am nearly certain have been answered previously, but I'm not easily locating):

1. Does a surface segment count towards the max number of flights in a continent? I.E. If I fly into JFK and depart from LGA, does that surface segment count against the maximum (6) flights within North America? [Obviously the surface segment counts against the 16 total permitted.]

2. Does a surface segment count towards that restricted number of longhaul flights in N. America, Australia, or between the U.K. and various countries? I.E. If I fly into JFK and then depart from SFO, does that surface sector (JFK - SFO) count against the limit of 1 nonstop or single plane transcontinental flights in North America?

TIA!

1. No.
2. No. However:

Backtracks from Hawaii are not allowed, not even surface segments
The restriction on flights between the U.K. and various countries was removed some time ago