Originally Posted by mhtaipei
it's all perfectly legal. i checked the rules. appearantly you guys are mislead by the 4 sector rule.
Here is what it says on the oneworld website:
Flights and stopovers
You are allowed to taketwo stopovers in total within your continent of origin in order to get to or from a gateway to commence or return from your international travel.
After departing from your continent of origin, you are allowed to take up tofour flights to explore each of the other continents (six flights in North America).
You can book up totwo additional flights per continent, at a set rate.
http://www.oneworld.com/products/det...fm?ObjectID=21
The "rules" on the OW website are not the complete "rules" for the OWE fare. Also from the same OW "rules" to which you cite:
• Further conditions apply. Please speak to any of the oneworld member airlines (Aer Lingus, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, LAN, Qantas) or your travel agent if you have further queries in connection with your travel.• Valid on all scheduled services operated and marketed by Aer Lingus, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, LAN and Qantas (and affiliates of these carriers). "Marketed" means there must be a oneworld airline flight number on your ticket.
I hope everything works out for you.