Originally Posted by
SFO_FT
If using a surface segment, which city is considered the point of stopover: the city of arrival or departure? Makes a difference in terms of being able to depart from one of those cities a second time.
IMHO, under usual IATA rule,
both of cities are considered as stopovers. However, in terms of the number of stopover, the count is ONE for a surface segment.
The number of stopovers affects minimum number of stopovers in whole itinerary, and maximum 2 stopovers in the continent of origin (for oneworld explorer fares)